Founded in 1582
Ukraine, Univ, Lviv Region
The synagogue called “Golden Rose” was one of the best among the known monuments of Lviv architecture of the second half of the XVIth c., one of the characteristic pieces of architecture of the Lviv Renaissance. It was built in 1582, which fact was proven by the Jewish inscription on the castle stone in the centre of its dome. It was built as a private icon room of one of the wealthiest Lviv citizens – merchant Isaac Nachmanovych. Built in 1582, the construction was small, almost square, and consisted only of a prayer hall for men, to which a small ground floor construction was attached from the west, with a vestibule and a room for council members. In 1595, under the guidance of Pavlo Shchaslyvyi, the premises with a vestibule and a gallery for women was built in the west. The building constituted the centre of social life of the Medieval Jewish quarter and was one of the most beautiful synagogues of Eastern Europe. During the German occupation on August 14, 1941, as well as during the following several days a number of synagogues in Lviv were put on fire. The Golden Rose was also burnt then. Later it was finally destroyed by the Nazi. The remnants of the synagogue have been declared to be a monument of architecture of local importance