Synagogue of Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
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The Synagogue of Châlons-en-Champagne, erected in 1875 in the Marne department of northeastern France, represents a striking example of Moorish Revival architecture in a region historically distant from such stylistic influences. Designed by architect Alexis Vagny, the building reflects the nineteenth-century fascination with Islamic ornamental traditions that characterized much European synagogue design of the period. Today recognized as a monument historique inscrit, the structure remains an important testament to the Jewish community's presence in Châlons and to the eclectic architectural ambitions of the Belle Époque era.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- synagogue
- Heritage
- listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage, monument historique inscrit
- Place
- Châlons-en-Champagne, France
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