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Grand Spanish Temple, "Cahal Grande" synagogue, 1900
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The interior, 1900
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The interior, 1900
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Ruins of the Sephardic Cahal Grande synagogue, burned by the Iron Guards during the coup, January 1941
Grand Spanish Temple | |
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![]() Grand Spanish Temple, "Cahal Grande" synagogue, 1940. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Status | demolished |
Location | |
Location | ![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 44°25′41.0″N 26°6′29.7″E / 44.428056°N 26.108250°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1818 |
Demolished | 1985 |
The Grand Spanish Temple also Cahal Grande synagogue, also Marele templu sefard Cahal Grande/Templul Mare Spaniol was located on 12 Negru Vodă Street, in Văcărești, Bucharest, Romania. The building is believed to have been "one of the most beautiful Jewish buildings in Bucharest".[1]
The synagogue was built in 1818.[2] The building was devastated by the far-right Legionaries in 1941.[3] The synagogue was rebuilt after the war. However, in 1985 the building was demolished to make room for the Union Boulevard in Bucharest.[4]