Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Portuguese_Synagogue_(Esnoga)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:synagogue
gptkbp:address Mr. Visserplein 3, 1011 RD Amsterdam
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Esnoga
Snoge
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Elias_Bouman
gptkbp:built 1675
gptkbp:capacity about 1,600 people
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Ets_Haim_Library
gptkb:Treasury
gptkb:archives
gptkb:hotel
gptkb:judge
gptkb:school
meeting rooms
mikveh
sukkah
caretaker's residence
cemetery (historical)
rabbinical offices
winter synagogue
gptkbp:country gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:features large sand-covered floor
no electric lighting, only candles
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Portuguese_Jewish_community_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:monument
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portuguese Synagogue (Esnoga)
gptkbp:influencedBy Spanish-Portuguese synagogue architecture
gptkbp:inspiredBy synagogues worldwide
gptkbp:location gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest and oldest synagogues in Europe
preserved 17th-century interior
gptkbp:opened August 2, 1675
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Jewish_Cultural_Quarter,_Amsterdam
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Waterlooplein_metro_station
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:survived gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus tentative list (as part of Jewish Cultural Quarter)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Portuguese_Jewish_community
gptkbp:usedFor concerts
cultural events
exhibitions
lectures
religious services
tours
weddings
bar mitzvahs
gptkbp:website https://www.esnoga.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portuguese_Jewish_community_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7