Vyborg Synagogue

Vyborg Synagogue

Drawing by Gerhard Sohlberg, 1905
Basic information
Location Finland Vyborg, Finland
Geographic coordinates 60°42′29″N 28°45′51″E / 60.70801°N 28.764117°ECoordinates: 60°42′29″N 28°45′51″E / 60.70801°N 28.764117°E
Affiliation Judaism
Rite Ashkenazi
Year consecrated 1910
Status air bombed in 1939
Architectural description
Architect(s) Gerhard Sohlberg, Viktor Riihelä
Architectural type Synagogue

Vyborg Synagogue was the synagogue of the Jewish community in Vyborg. It was completed in 1910 as the town was a part of Grand Duchy of Finland. Vyborg Synagogue was one of the three synagogues ever built in Finland.

Original design was made by Finnish architect Gerhard Sohlberg in 1905 and the synagogue was built in 1909–1910 after some modifications by construction engineer Viktor Riihelä.[1] It was completely destroyed in air bombings on the first day of Winter War, 30 November 1939.[2]

References

  1. Virtual Vyborg 1939 (caption) Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Finnish)
  2. Synagogat Fenno Judaica. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Finnish)

See also