alterations to the interior of The Great Synagogue Sydney, 1906-1911: architecture and ideology
TitreThe alterations to the interior of The Great Synagogue Sydney, 1906-1911: architecture and ideology
Auteur
Call numberS994.004924/001
N° d'objet03731war
Lieu de publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Année de publication
2017
Dimensionspp 243-259
MatérielArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol. XXIII, Part 2, 2017, pp 243-259
Description
The Great Synagogue was designed and built by Sydney architect Thomas Rowe in the 1870s. The current configuration of the interior is the result of alterations to the original design which were made in the early twentieth century. They were undertaken not for the stated reasons of creating more seats and improving the aesthetic appearnce, but rather for ideological factors due to the desire for acculturation and conformity with the majority Anglo-Celtic society