Bulgaria Govt Allocates BGN 430,000 for Sofia Synagogue Repair

Society | July 24, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Govt Allocates BGN 430,000 for Sofia Synagogue Repair Bulgaria's government is to allocate a total of BGN 430,000 for completing the repair works in the synagogue in downtown Sofia. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria's government is to allocate a total of BGN 430,000 for completing the repair works in the synagogue in downtown Sofia.

The Jewish community in Bulgaria has already endowed additional BGN 120,000 for repairing the roof and the domes of the building.

The synagogue in Sofia is situated in the very heart of the Bulgarian capital. It is the third largest in Europe, next to the synagogues in Budapest and Amsterdam.

Designed by Austrian architect Grunanger in a Spanish-Moresque style, the temple resembles the Vienna synagogue destroyed by the Nazis. It was opened on 9 September 1909 and accommodates 1300 worshippers.

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