Łańcut Synagogue, Baroque synagogue in Łańcut, Poland
Łańcut Synagogue is a baroque building featuring a main hall with eight barrel vaults surrounding a central Bimah, supported by four substantial masonry pillars decorated with painted plasterwork. The structure demonstrates the distinctive spatial arrangement and ornamental details characteristic of baroque religious architecture.
The brick building was completed in 1761 with support from Prince Stanisław Lubomirski, replacing an earlier wooden structure destroyed by fire in 1733. This reconstruction represented an important effort by the community to restore its religious and social center.
The interior walls display reproductions of 18th-century paintings depicting Jewish themes such as Noah and the Ark, zodiac symbols, and biblical instruments. These images reveal the religious traditions and artistic expressions that were important to the Jewish community here.
Located on Sobieskiego Street, the building now operates as a Jewish museum with exhibitions about regional Jewish history. Visitors should expect limited opening hours and check current availability before planning a visit.
The building represents one of the few remaining examples of vaulted synagogues with a bimah-tower constructed between the 16th and early 19th centuries. This architectural form was characteristic of Jewish building traditions across eastern Europe during that period.
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