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Réf.
41471
Type
conference item
Titre
Singing the Lord's song in a strange land: The Great Synagogue, Sydney
Langues
English
Auteurs
Phillips, Peter
Date
2008
Pages
9 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
synagogues / historical surveys / historic monuments / historic buildings / places of religion and ritual / intangible cultural heritage
Pays mentionnés
Australia
Monuments et sites
The Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia
Résumé en anglais
The Jewish community in Sydney transportedtheir Anglo-Jewish tradition to the other side of the world.
In 1878 they built The Great Synagogue, a house ofworship that reflected their origins and aspirations, the
background of their architect, and prevailing attitudes tosynagogue design in the 19th century. This paper describes
how the design of the Great Synagogue derived from all ofits sources, and how the building has changed in the last
130 years and continues to change in responses to thesometimes competing requirements of function, liturgy and
community attitudes. It also demonstrates how the tangiblequalities of the building and intangible qualities, such as
the music of the service and the dress of the clergy andcongregation, contribute to how the traditional and historic
character of the Great Synagogue is perceived in its presentcommunity.
In 1878 they built The Great Synagogue, a house ofworship that reflected their origins and aspirations, the
background of their architect, and prevailing attitudes tosynagogue design in the 19th century. This paper describes
how the design of the Great Synagogue derived from all ofits sources, and how the building has changed in the last
130 years and continues to change in responses to thesometimes competing requirements of function, liturgy and
community attitudes. It also demonstrates how the tangiblequalities of the building and intangible qualities, such as
the music of the service and the dress of the clergy andcongregation, contribute to how the traditional and historic
character of the Great Synagogue is perceived in its presentcommunity.
Ressource intégrale
yes
Document joint
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