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Kadoorie Synagogue

Sinagoga Kadoorie

synagogue in Porto, Portugal

  • TypeMuseums
  • WhereLordelo do Ouro, Portugal
  • AddressRua de Guerra Junqueiro, 340; 4150-386 Porto

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About Kadoorie Synagogue

The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue (Portuguese: Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim), also the Porto Synagogue (Portuguese: Sinagoga do Porto), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 340 Guerra Junqueiro Street, in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, the municipality of Porto, in the northern region of Portugal. Mekor haim is Hebrew for 'source of life'. The synagogue was completed in 1938 in the Art Deco style, and is the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Built
1938
Style
Modern architecture
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