Vyborg Synagogue

Finnish place of worship

Vyborg Synagogue

Drawing by Gerhard Sohlberg, 1905

Religion
Affiliation| Judaism (former)
Rite| Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Synagogue (1910-1939)
Status| Closed; destroyed
Location
Location| Vyborg
Country| Finland

Location of the destroyed synagogue in Finland

Geographic coordinates| 60°42′29″N 28°45′51″E﻿ / ﻿60.70801°N 28.764117°E﻿ / 60.70801; 28.764117
Architecture
Architect(s)|

* Gerhard Sohlberg
* Viktor Riihelä

Type| Synagogue architecture
Style| Art Nouveau
Completed| 1910
Destroyed| 30 November 1939 (in the Winter War)

The Vyborg Synagogue was a Jewish synagogue, located in Vyborg. Completed in 1910, the synagogue was destroyed in 1939.

Designed in the Art Nouveau style by Finnish architect, Gerhard Sohlberg, in 1905, as part of the Grand Duchy of Finland, Vyborg Synagogue was one of the three synagogues ever built in Finland. The synagogue was built in 1909–1910 after some modifications by construction engineer Viktor Riihelä.[1] The synagogue was completely destroyed by Soviet air bombings on the first day of Winter War, 30 November 1939.[2]

## See also

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* Finland portal
* Judaism portal

* History of the Jews in Finland

## References

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

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