Garnethill Synagogue is the historic cathedral synagogue of Scotland.[1] It is located in Garnethill, Glasgow.
The synagogue was designed by John McLeod and Nathan S. Joseph and built in 1879-81.
The building's exterior is Romanesque revival. The basilica-form, orientalist style interior features Byzantine revival detail. Particularly notable is the splendid Torah Ark, designed by Nathan it closely resembles the Ark he designed for London's New West End Synagogue. Both Arks are raised on platforms, approached by a series of circular, marble steps and project into the room in the form os a multi-domed and arched building.[1]