Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue)

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Renaissance architecture building fortified building fortress synagogue synagogue

The Great Synagogue of Lutsk is a historic 17th-century fortress-synagogue in Lutsk, Ukraine, notable for its combined religious and defensive functions and its prominent Renaissance-style architecture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Great Synagogue of Lutsk 0
Wielka Synagoga w Łucku 1
Велика синагога Луцька 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture building ⓘ
fortified building ⓘ
fortress synagogue ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mannerism ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Lutsk ⓘ
Fortified synagogues ⓘ
Synagogues in Ukraine ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation 50.739°N 25.327°E ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
currentUse partly preserved historic monument ⓘ
damage suffered deterioration in the 20th century ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasBasement yes ⓘ
hasFunction defensive function ⓘ
religious function ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wielka Synagoga w Łucku

Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Велика синагога Луцька
hasPart attic for defense ⓘ
basement ⓘ
defensive tower ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
women's gallery ⓘ
hasTower yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation architectural monument of national importance in Ukraine ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
inception 1620s ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ
locatedIn Lutsk ⓘ
Volyn Oblast ⓘ
historic center of Lutsk ⓘ
locatedNear Lubart’s Castle ⓘ
surface form: Lutsk Castle
locatedOnStreet Danylo Halytskyi Street ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
notableFor Renaissance fortress-synagogue design ⓘ
combination of religious and defensive functions ⓘ
massive buttresses ⓘ
prominent position in Lutsk old town ⓘ
partOf Jewish heritage of Volyn ⓘ
cultural heritage of Ukraine ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
roofMaterial tile ⓘ
significantEvent used as defensive structure during military conflicts in the 17th century ⓘ
significantPeriod Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period
usedFor Jewish communal worship ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ
defense of Jewish quarter ⓘ
wallThickness unusually thick for a synagogue ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lutsk → hasLandmark → Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) ⓘ
Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) → hasNameInLanguage → Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Synagogue of Lutsk
this entity surface form: Велика синагога Луцька
Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) → hasNameInLanguage → Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Synagogue of Lutsk
this entity surface form: Wielka Synagoga w Łucku