alterations to the interior of The Great Synagogue Sydney, 1906-1911: architecture and ideology
TitelThe alterations to the interior of The Great Synagogue Sydney, 1906-1911: architecture and ideology
Auteur
Call numberS994.004924/001
Objectnummer03731war
Plaats van uitgaveSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jaar van uitgave
2017
Formaatpp 243-259
MateriaalArtikel
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol. XXIII, Part 2, 2017, pp 243-259
Beschrijving
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