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The Tykocin Synagogue is a historic synagogue building in
Tykocin Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants (2012), located on the Narew river, in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest towns in the region, with its historic center designated a His ...
, Poland. The synagogue, in mannerist-early
Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
style, was built in 1642.


History

During the Nazi occupation of Poland in 1941, the synagogue was desecrated and then set up as a warehouse. After the end of the war, it remained in use as a warehouse for fertilizers. In 1965, a fire damaged the interiors. The synagogue was thoroughly restored in the late 1970s. The historic wall paintings, most of which are decorative texts of Hebrew prayers, were restored. The elaborate, decorative ceiling was not reconstructed although some idea of the style can be gleaned from the design of the Torah Ark. A former Beit Medrash (study and prayer hall) located across the street has been restored and is in use as a city museum. Although no Jews now live in Tykocin, 40,000 tourists a year come to see the old synagogue, which remains "in lonely and unexpected splendor". The tourism has generated economic activity, including a cafe serving "Jewish-style" food and a bed-and-breakfast.


Gallery

File:Tykocin Great Synagogue 02.jpg File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 09.jpg File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 12.jpg, Bimah File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 34.jpg File:Tykocin July 2013 074.JPG, Ceiling File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 43.jpg File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 57.jpg, Tallit File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 54.jpg, Tallit and Hanukiah File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 01.jpg, Torah ark File:2013 Interior of the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - 02.jpg, Torah ark closeup File:Tykocin Great Synagogue 14.jpg File:Tykocin Great Synagogue 19.jpg File:Tykocin synagogue fc02.jpg


See also

* List of mannerist structures in Northern Poland


External links


Tykocin Synagogue photos

Great Synagogue of Tykocin in the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art


References

{{Jews and Judaism in Poland Former synagogues in Poland Jewish museums in Poland Religious buildings and structures completed in 1642 Jewish Polish history Baroque synagogues in Poland 17th-century synagogues Synagogues preserved as museums Białystok County Buildings and structures in Podlaskie Voivodeship Museums in Podlaskie Voivodeship 1642 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Mannerist architecture in Poland