Reg.Nr. HA-2012/NL/12

The Portuguese Synagogue complex, Amsterdam

The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is a complex of a massive synangogue surrounded by low buildings. The restoration aimed to preserve the monumental complex for future generations and to make all the buildings as well as the world-renowed library and collections of ritual ...
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Project details

Title:The Portuguese Synagogue complex, Amsterdam
Entr. year: 2012
Result:Award
Country: Netherlands
Town: Amsterdam
Category type: building conservation
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Synagogue
Actual use:Synagogue
Built: 17th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Organisation Bouwcoördinatie en Advies
The Jury's citation: "Thanks to the restoration work, the Portuguese Synagogue is now much better suited to public viewing, while maintaining its original character. Its big treasure, the library, is now accessible to the public for the first time, allowing visitors to understand and experience the enormous cultural heritage of the complex and its community. The Synagogue is still used as a place of worship, retaining the spirit of the building and respecting the needs of the congregation. The jury was very much impressed by the modest restoration of the large hall, avoiding adapting it to the 20th century amenities but rather keeping it as it has been throughout the centuries: candle lit and without heating."
GPS:52°22'5,4" N; 4°54'13,8" E
Web, Links:

www.portugesesynagoge.nl

 

Description:
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is a complex of a massive synangogue surrounded by low buildings. The restoration aimed to preserve the monumental complex for future generations and to make all the buildings as well as the world-renowed library and collections of ritual objects more accecssible to the traditional religious Jewish community as well as to the general public.