Synagoga w Koniecpolu w świetle nieznanych dokumentów. Historia – forma – wzorce
The Synagogue in Koniecpol in the Light of the Unknonwn Documents. History – Form ‒ Patterns

Summary/Abstract: Architectural form of non existing synagogue in Koniecpol did not stand outamong a large group of 19th-century neoclassical synagogues in former territory of PolishCommonwealth. But, because of a small amount of research material (most of 19th‑centurysynagogues vanished during II WW and the Communist period) the possibility of reconstructionit’s architectural form can be helpful in In the study of Jewish architecture. So farin the scientific literature an opinion existed, that the synagogue in Koniecpol was erectedin the mid nineteenth century. Insightful research has led to the correction of this informationand moved the moment of the synagogue’s founding in its final form to the ninetiesof the nineteenth century.By conducting a comparative analysis of other synagogues with the spatial arrangementand architectonic decoration similar to the synagogue in Koniecpol, located in the southernpart of Congress Poland we can mark a line of development of the type of a synagogue withlongitudinal section and a façade in the form of a portico. It also led us to determine theoriginal pattern, which turned out to be a project created by Piotr Chrystian Aigner.The problem of classical motifs in synagogue architecture in this area has not been sufficientlystudied, primarily because of the small group of preserved buildings. Therefore,the following article is not only a monographic work of the history of the synagogue inKoniecpol. It constitutes a basis for researching the architectonic type, widely representedin the 19th-century synagogue architecture in the Polish lands.

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