Synagogue

Launceston Architecture B

Synagogue

Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia

Created By: University of Tasmania

Information

Location: St John Street

Year: 1844

Architect: Richard Lambeth

Style: Egyptian Revival

Notes: A rare example of this style, though the Hobart synagogue is in the same idiom. Use of the Egyptian idiom makes symbolic reference to Jewish Exodus from Egypt. Note the slanted sides to the facade, matched by the central window.

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