Trakai Kenesa
Former synagogue in Trakai, Lithuania
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The Trakai Kenesa is a former Karaite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 30 Karaimų Street, in Trakai, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.
AffiliationKaraite Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
- Synagogue (c. 1800– )
- Jewish museum (since )
Status
- Inactive (as a synagogue);
- Repurposed
Location30 Karaimų Street, Trakai, Vilnius County
| Trakai Kenesa | |
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The former synagogue in 2010 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Karaite Judaism (former) |
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| Location | |
| Location | 30 Karaimų Street, Trakai, Vilnius County |
| Country | Lithuania |
  Location of the former synagogue in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates | 54°38′52″N 24°55′58″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Wooden synagogue |
| Style | Baroque Revival |
| Completed | c. 1800 |
| Materials | Timber |
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Designed in the Baroque Revival style, the wooden synagogue was completed in c. 1800, restored in the 1890s. Built on a rectangular plan and covered with a hipped roof with a small annex, the synagogue was larger than the surrounding houses. The building is a rare example of one of the surviving kenesas of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[2][a] The building now operates as a Jewish museum.[4]
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