Choral Synagogue (Vilnius)

Choral Synagogue of Vilnius
Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga
The synagogue in 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1903–1940) Profane use (1940–1991) Synagogue (since 2010)
Status	Active
Location
Location	39 Pylimo Street, Vilnius' Old Town, Vilnius, Vilnius County
Country	Lithuania
Location of the synagogue in Vilnius
Geographic coordinates	54°40′34″N 25°16′53″E / 54.67611°N 25.28139°E / 54.67611; 25.28139
Architecture
Architect(s)	Dovydas Rosenhauzas (Daniel Rosenhaus) Aleksejus Polozovas
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Romanesque Revival Moorish Revival
Date established	1847 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking	1902
Completed	1903
Materials	Brick
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The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga), officially, Taharat Ha-Kodesh Choral Synagogue in Vilnius, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 39 Pylimo Street (originally Zawalna Street), in the Old Town of Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.

Designed by Daniel Rosenhaus and Aleksejus Polozovas in an eclectic combination of the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1903.^[1][2][3]

The Choral Synagogue is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is in use. All other synagogues were completely destroyed or partly desecrated during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany, and by the Soviet authorities after the war.