Il Kal Grande

Il Kal Grande, also spelled Il Kal Grandi (Judaeo-Spanish: The Great Synagogue) was the place of worship of the Sephardi community in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The large synagogue was constructed in the Moorish Revival style in 1930, by a design of the architect Rudolf Lubinski.[1] It was acknowledged as the largest and most ornate synagogue in the Balkans. It was heavily damaged by the Nazis in 1941 during World War II, and the majority of the community killed in the Holocaust.

Il Kal Grande
Il Kal Grande
Religion
StatusBosnian Cultural Center
Location
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Architecture
Architect(s)Rudolf Lubinski
StyleMoorish Revival
Completed1930

After the war, all Jews of Sarajevo used synagogue of the Ashkenazi community.

The exterior of "Il Kal Grande" was restored in a simplified secular form in 1965, and the former dome was replaced with a flat roof. The building was initially used as the Đuro Đaković Workers' University and currently as the Bosnian Cultural Center.

Interior view before the war

See also

References

  1. "Great Sephardic Temple (Il Kal grandi) | Sarajevo Funky Tours". www.sarajevofunkytours.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

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