Novi Sad Synagogue

Novi Sad Synagogue
Serbian: Новосадска синагога, Novosadska sinagoga
The former synagogue, now cultural center, from the north-east, in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Neolog Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (1909–c. 1966) Cultural center (since 2012)
Year consecrated	1905, 1945
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	11 Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, Novi Sad, Vojvodina
Country	Serbia
Location of the former synagogue in Serbia
Geographic coordinates	45°15′11″N 19°50′27″E / 45.25306°N 19.84083°E / 45.25306; 19.84083
Architecture
Architect(s)	Lipót Baumhorn
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Hungarian Secession Hungarian Art Nouveau
Date established	c. 1717
Completed	1909
Specifications
Capacity	900 worshipers
Length	52 m (171 ft)
Width	25 m (82 ft)
Height (max)	40 m (130 ft)
Dome(s)	One
Dome height (outer)	40 m (130 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)	12 m (39 ft)
Spire(s)	Two
Spire height	27 m (89 ft)
Materials	Brick
Cultural Heritage of Serbia
Type	Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance
Designated	1983
Reference no.	ПКИЦ 45
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The Novi Sad Synagogue (Serbian: Новосадска синагога, Novosadska sinagoga) is a former Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center of Novi Sad, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Completed in 1909, the building was used as a synagogue until c. 1966; and subsequently used as cultural center since 2012. During its use, with a capacity of 900 worshipers, the synagogue was one of the largest synagogues in Central Europe.^[2]

The Novi Sad Synagogue was added to Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list in 1991, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.