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Prominent Łódż builder and architect Johann Steck (or Jan Sztek, 1851–1914) carried out construction of the synagogue between 1881 and 1887, at the corner of ul. Zielona and al. Tadeusza Kościuszki (formerly ul. Spacerowa). The construction was funded principally by local industrialists, including
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Huberband, Shimon (1989). "The Destruction of the Synagogues in Lodz". In Adelson, A.; Lapidus, R.; et al. (eds.).
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and interior fixtures. The building was dismantled in 1940 and the site was subsequently used as a parking lot.
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The synagogue was burned to the ground by the Nazis on the night of November 14, 1939, along with its
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This article about a synagogue or other Jewish place of worship in Poland is a
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style and completed in 1887, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until
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Ludzie Ktory Zbudwali Łódż. Leksykon architektów i budowniczych miasta
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Other synagogues destroyed by the Nazis in Łódź included the
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Great Synagogue
Polish

Affiliation
Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Łódź
Łódź Voivodeship
Poland
Great Synagogue (Łódź) is located in Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship
Geographic coordinates
51°46′12″N 19°27′14″E / 51.77000°N 19.45389°E / 51.77000; 19.45389
Architect(s)
Synagogue architecture
Style
Romanesque Revival
Izrael Poznański
Karol Scheibler
General contractor
Dome
Materials
Polish
Reform
Jewish
synagogue
Łódź
Łódź Voivodeship
Poland

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