The Nazareth Synagogue is located in the center of Paris. It is the oldest of the great Parisian synagogues. It was built in 1819. The synagogue was built in an oriental style. Its entrances are decorated with arched portals, and there is a small rosette in the façade. The interior is covered with fairly simple polychromes with quotations from the Bible. The windows are decorated with stained glass.
The synagogue was built with the permission of King Louis XVIII. During World War II, it was severely damaged. It was rebuilt with the help of the Jewish community from the United States. It serves the Jews of Paris all the time. There is a Talmudic school here, and numerous concerts are also held.
The shape of the synagogue is quite inconspicuous. The interior impresses primarily with stained glass windows in the side walls and in small domes in the vault. The wardrobe for the Torah is carved from white stone in the Neo-Renaissance style. It is crowned with tablets with the Ten Commandments. There is also an organ in the synagogue on which Jakub Offenbach, among others, played.
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