Vladivostok synagogue

Address

Vladivostok
Customer

Jewish culture monuments restoration fund
Type of works

Working documentation correction, editing project’s design
Author

Design- buro "Perspektiva", ltd
Status

Realized in 2015. Builded by «KFK» ltd
Photo by

Vladimir Kobzar

Purpose of the project

To re-create bulding as much as possible the appearance of the building as it was built in 1917.

Architectural monument with a long history

The Vladivostok synagogue is a unique Far Eastern architectural monument. It was builded in 1917 on the initiative of the local philanthropist, the merchant of the first guild, Leib Skidelsky.

In 1932 the Jewish community was abolished. The Vladivostok candy factory's club was located in the synagogue's building and stayed there until the early 1990s. Then it was replaced by a store of the same factory.

The building was repeatedly re-planned and "redesigned". It was adapted to the new functions many times, so only the southern and western facades have survived.

In 1996 the building was declared an architectural monument of regional importance. And in 2004 it was given back to Vladivostok Jewish community for perpetual and free usage.

In 2013, the Jewish community began the restoration of the synagogue.

It is a charitable project funded by private investors.