Synagogues

NOTES: This was a scheme to replace the old Hurva Synagogue, a nineteenth century building by the Turkish architect Assad Effendi, which had been destroyed by bombing in 1948.

NOTES: This was a scheme to replace the old Hurva Synagogue, a nineteenth century building by the Turkish architect Assad Effendi, which had been destroyed by bombing in 1948.

NOTES: Destroyed in 1948, the old Hurva Synaogue was built between 1856-1864 in a Neo-Byzantine style by the Turkish architect Assad Effendi. The arch of one of the facades was reconstructed in 1976 as a symbol of the old building. There were unsuccessful schemes by Louis Kahn to replace the synagogue in the 1968-1973 and by Denys Lasdun in 1978-1982. A new building following closely the design of the old was built in 2010 by the architect Nahum Meltzer.

NOTES: This was a scheme to replace the old Hurva Synagogue, a nineteenth century building by the Turkish architect Assad Effendi, which had been destroyed by bombing in 1948. Lasdun prepared designs between 1979 and 1982 but none were accepted. This scheme was not the final design.

NOTES: This was a scheme to replace the old Hurva Synagogue, a nineteenth century building by the Turkish architect Assad Effendi, which had been destroyed by bombing in 1948. Lasdun prepared designs between 1979 and 1982 but none were accepted. This scheme was not the final design.

NOTES: The first purpose-built synagogue in Livorno was completed in 1603, later enlarged and adorned in 1789. It was destroyed by bombs during World War II.

NOTES: The first purpose-built synagogue in Livorno was completed in 1603, later enlarged and adorned in 1789. It was destroyed by bombs during World War II.