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Historic former synagogue, former church, now museum, in Toledo, Spain The Synagogue of El Tránsito ( Spanish : Sinagoga del Tránsito ), also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi , is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at on Calle Samuel Levi, in the historic old city of Toledo , in the province of Castilla-La Mancha , Spain . Designed by master mason Don Meir (Mayr) Abdeil, it was built in 1357 in the Mudéjar or Moorish style as an annex of the palace of Samuel HaLevi , treasurer to King Peter of Castile . The synagogue is located in the former Jewish quarter of the city between the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes and the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca . It is one of three preserved synagogues constructed by Jews under the rule of the Christian Kingdom of Castile . The building was converted to a Catholic church after the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. It was briefly used as military barracks during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 1800s. It became a Sephardic Jewish museum in 1910, formally known today as the Sephardic Museum . The building has been added to the list of monuments of Spanish Cultural Heritage ( Spanish : Bien de Interés Cultural ). It is also known for its rich stucco decoration, Mudéjar style, and women's gallery . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d . Ministerio de Cultura , Gobierno de España . n.d . Museum of the Jewish People .
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Interior of the synagogue. The Synagogue of El Transito ( ) is a historical building in Toledo, Spain , founded by Samuel ha-Levi in 1356. After the expulsion of the city's Jews under the Alhambra decree in 1492 , it was converted into a church. Today it forms part of the Sephardi Museum, exploring the Jewish culture of Medieval Toledo. This Synagogue was the private family synagogue of the king's wealthy treasurer, Don Samuel HaLevi Abulafia . When he built it around year 1400, he defied all the laws about synagogues being smaller and lower than churches, and plain of decoration. It features Nasrid -style polychrome stucco -work, Hebrew inscriptions of the names of God, multifoil arches and Mudéjar panelled ceiling. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sinagoga del Transito . v t e
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Interior of the synagogue. The Synagogue of El Transito ( ) is a historic building in Toledo, Spain .It is famous for its rich stucco decoration, which bears comparison with the Alcazar of Seville and the Alhambra palaces in Granada.It was founded as a synagogue by Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia , Treasurer to Peter of Castile , in about 1356.The founder was a member of a family that had served the Castilian kings for several generations and included kabbalists and Torah scholars such as Meir and Todros Abulafia, and another Todros Abulafia who was one of the last poets to write in the Arab-influenced style favored by Jewish poets in twelfth and thirteenth-century Spain.King Peter probably gave his assent to the building of the synagogue to compensate the Jews of Toledo for destruction that had occurred in 1348, during anti-Jewish riots that accompanied the arrival of the Black Death in Toledo.The founder eventually fell foul of the king and was executed in 1360.The synagogue was converted to a church after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain.The building, which is in a good state of conservation for its age, is currently a museum.
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The Synagogue of El Tránsito ( ) is a historic building in Toledo, Spain . It is famous for its rich stucco decoration, which bears comparison with the Alcazar of Seville and the Alhambra palaces in Granada. Ark of the synagogue
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Historic synagogue, church and Sephardic museum in Toledo, Spain The Synagogue of El Tránsito ( ), also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi, is a historic synagogue, church, and Sephardic museum in Toledo, Spain .Designed by master mason Don Meir (Mayr) Abdeil, it was built as an annex of the palace of Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia , treasurer to King Peter of Castile , in 1357.The synagogue was converted into a church after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.It was briefly used as military barracks during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 1800s.It became a museum in 1910, formally known today as the Sephardic Museum .Besides being a historic building, it's also known for its rich stucco decoration, Mudéjar style, and women's gallery." "El Transito" Synagogue in Toledo, Spain" .Museum of the Jewish People .
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historical building in toledo
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former jewish congregation and synagogue
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