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Bevis Marks Synagogue, London
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Joseph Avis, a Quaker carpenter, was commissioned to build the first synagogue in England following the readmission of Jews in 1656: the synagogue of London’s Spanish and Portuguese community, on…

Contributor:

Joseph Avis

Places:

London, Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)

Date:

1699–1701

Subjects:

Synagogue, Community, Jewish quarters, Art, Aesthetics

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Decorative Arts
Photograph of room with wooden pews, ornate Torah ark in far wall, and second story balcony.