Vilnius Kenesa | |
Native Name: | lt|Vilniaus kenesa |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
Rite: | Karaite Judaism |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Consecration Year: | 1923 |
Functional Status: | Active |
Location: | 6 Liubarto Street, Vilnius, Žvėrynas, Vilnius County |
Country: | Lithuania |
Map Type: | Lithuania Vilnius |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 54.6886°N 25.2556°W |
Architect: | Mikhail Prozorov |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
Groundbreaking: | 1908 |
Year Completed: | 1923 |
Dome Quantity: | One |
Materials: | Brick |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Footnotes: | [1] |
The Vilnius Kenesa (lt|Vilniaus kenesa) is a Qaraite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 6 Liubarto Street, in Žvėrynas, one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.
Designed by Mikhail Prozorov in the Historicist and Moorish Revival styles, the synagogue was completed in 1923.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Its windows have a Moorish Revivalstyle decor on the exterior.[2]
In 1949 the Kenesa was nationalized and a club, an archive and flats were established in it.[2] [3] On 23 September 1988 the Kenesa was returned to the Karaites community.[2] [6] In 1989–1993 the Kenesa was reconstructed and original interior plan with its decor elements were restored.[2] [6]