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Pilica front view -
Pilica ground plan -
Synagogue in Pilica. View from the north-west -
Interior of the synagogue in Pilica (wooden vault) -
Interior of the synagogue in Pilica (view of the babiniec)
The synagogue in Pilica, Silesia, is believed to have been constructed in the second half of the 18th century. The architect is unknown. It was destroyed in the course of World War II. The German forces burned it down in the autumn of 1939.
Pilica Synagogue represented a type of longitudinal wooden building notable for its two-storey roof clad in shingles. The structure housed a vaulted central prayer hall. Five groin vaults were set in two rows. In the first half of the 19th century the interior was embellished with paintings that featured floral and stellar motifs. Signs of the zodiac were painted along the periphery of the vaults. Such decoration was characteristic of wooden synagogues. The west elevation was fronted by two external staircases giving women access to a gallery.
Inside, the Aron ha-kodesh, fashioned in the Rococo style, occupied a conventional position on the eastern wall, while the bimah was centrally placed within the main prayer hall. The latter featured an octagonal polychromed platform, enclosed by elaborately carved wooden panels.
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Pilica Synagogue represented a type of longitudinal wooden building notable for its two-storey roof clad in shingles. The structure housed a vaulted central prayer hall. Five groin vaults were set in two rows. In the first half of the 19th century the interior was embellished with paintings that featured floral and stellar motifs. Signs of the zodiac were painted along the periphery of the vaults. Such decoration was characteristic of wooden synagogues. The west elevation was fronted by two external staircases giving women access to a gallery.
Inside, the Aron ha-kodesh, fashioned in the Rococo style, occupied a conventional position on the eastern wall, while the bimah was centrally placed within the main prayer hall. The latter featured an octagonal polychromed platform, enclosed by elaborately carved wooden panels.
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