Canton Synagogue
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The Canton Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy.
The former synagogue, now Jewish museum, from the square of the Ghetto Nuovo, in 2012
The two wooden columns placed on the left-hand side of the bimah. On the lower left corner is the inscription recording the gift of 180 ducats in 1532 for the synagogue's construction
For the observer standing in the square of the Ghetto Nuovo, the little cupola above the bimah is the only visible sign of the presence of the synagogue
The ark
Great German Synagogue
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The Great German Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. Completed in 1528, it is the oldest Venetian synagogue, and on
Canton Synagogue
…and synagogue, that is located in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. Completed in 1532, it is the second oldest Venetian synagogue, after the nearby Scuola Grande Tedesca (1528), and one of five synagogues that were established in the ghetto. Its origins are uncertain: it might have been constructed as a prayer room for…
The former synagogue, now Jewish museum, from the square of the Ghetto Nuovo, in 2017
The ark
The bimah
The women's gallery