Synagogue of Turin

The Synagogue of Turin (Italian: Sinagoga di Torino), also known as Israelite Temple (Italian: Tempio Israelitico),[1] is a place of worship located in the city of Turin, Italy.

Synagogue of Turin
Sinagoga di Torino
Façade of the synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Status	Active
Location
Municipality	Turin
Country	Italy
Map of Turin
Geographic coordinates	45.060267°N 7.682142°E / 45.060267; 7.682142
Architecture
Architect(s)	Enrico Petiti
Style	Moorish revival
Groundbreaking	1880
Completed	1884

History

After regaining their civil rights in the Kingdom of Sardinia through the institution of the Albertine Statute in 1848, the Jewish community wished to build a synagogue in Turin, in order to establish their presence in the Kingdom's capital.[2][3] In 1859 the community tasked architect Alessandro Antonelli to build what would be their future temple, and works started swiftly.[1] In 1875 it became cleat that the architect's vision was beyond the scope, size, and budget of the community. For this reason, they chose to sell the half-completed building to the city in exchange for a sum of money and the land upon which the current-day synagogue stands.[2][1] The building sold by the community would eventually become known as Mole Antonelliana.[3] In 1880 architect Enrico Petiti started works for the present-day, moorish-style synagogue, which would be eventually completed in 1884.[4]

On November 20th, 1942, Allied bombardments on the city completely destroyed the synagogue, with the exception of the exterior walls.[1] It would come to be rebuilt between 1945 and 1949 to its current status.[2]

References

1. "Tempio Israelitico | VisitaTorino". www.visitatorino.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
2. "Sinagoga - MuseoTorino". www.museotorino.it. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
3. "Sinagoghe – Torino Ebraica". torinoebraica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-09.
4. "Sinagoga di Torino | Piemonte Italia". www.piemonteitalia.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-09.