Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue which once stood at the end of jewish street”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Former synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania”. It now reads “Former Orthodox synagogue in Vilnius, , see”.
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Former Orthodox synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Great Synagogue , officially, the Great City Synagogue in Vilna , also the Great Synagogue of Vilnius , is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2) in the Old Town of Vilnius in Lithuania . Designed in the Renaissance and Baroque styles, the stone building was completed in 1633 and operated as a synagogue until it was devastated by Nazis in 1941. In 1945, the former synagogue was still standing, although roofless. In 1946 the short living Jewish Museum of Vilnius tried to list the synagogue as a historic monument and thus to preserve it, but without success. In 1947 the synagogue was blasted and its ruins were demolished by 1957 and replaced by a kindergarten and a primary school. The synagogue was located on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440. The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art . The Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Great Synagogue of Vilna which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilna , Lithuania , was built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Great Synagogue of Vilna which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilnius , Lithuania , was built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Great Synagogue of Vilna , which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilnius , Lithuania , was built between 1630 and 1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440. Damaged in World War II , it was demolished in 1955–1957 and replaced by a kindergarten and a primary school.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Former synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Great Synagogue of Vilnius , which once stood at the end of Jewish Street (I-2), Vilnius , Lithuania , was built between 1630 and 1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone. Standing on the spot of an existing synagogue built in 1572, the site had first been used to house a Jewish house of prayer in 1440. Damaged in World War II , it was demolished in 1955–1957 and replaced by a kindergarten and a primary school.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue which once stood at the end of jewish street”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Former synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania”. It now reads “Former Orthodox synagogue in Vilnius, , see”. Read the current article and compare.
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built between 1630-1633 after permission was granted to construct a synagogue from stone
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former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue which once stood at the end of jewish street
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