The Portugal Synagogue: in Light of Its History and Architecture

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.contributor.authorCakmak, Sakir
dc.contributor.authorBora, Siren
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-01T11:59:07Z
dc.date.available2020-12-01T11:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe Portugal Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Izmir, built by the Portuguese Jews possibly in the 1630s, in the Ottoman Period. It is located within the Bazaar neighbourhood, one of the first places in Izmir where the Jewish community settled after the province was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Being very close to the coast and the inner harbour, this area was very attractive for the Portuguese Jews as the majority of the community was engaged in trade. in addition, it seems that the Jewish Quarter of Izmir had evolved around the Portugal Synagogue in the Ottoman period. Probably due to the strong commercial activity in the area, the synagogue was located in the very centre of the city's Jewish neighbourhood. the Portugal Synagogue witnessed disastrous fires (major ones in 1772 and 1841) and earthquakes (major ones in 1688 and 1778), and many historical events including Sabbatai Tsevi's occupation of the synagogue. in the Turkish Republic Period, the synagogue was severely damaged by a fire in 1976 destroying the whole ceiling and all the woodwork. the building, which had mostly lost its authentic features in the fire and due to the interventions that followed, was restored in 2017-18 reviving the structure in its original form. the restoration works were carried out following a ground survey, in accordance with the layers under the existing plaster and by using evidence and information obtained from old photographs and from people who had seen the structure when it was still in use as a synagogue, including those who had once worked there. in this article, the historical and architectural features of Izmir Portugal Synagogue have been introduced in detail and have been given information about restoration works.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.26650/artsanat.2020.14.0003
dc.identifier.endpage70en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-3582
dc.identifier.issn2148-3582en_US
dc.identifier.startpage39en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26650/artsanat.2020.14.0003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/62187
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000558366700003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIstanbul Univ, Research Inst Turkology, Dept Art Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArt-Sanaten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectSynagogueen_US
dc.subjectIzmir Jewish Quartersen_US
dc.subjectthe Portuguese Communityen_US
dc.subjectthe Portugal Synagogueen_US
dc.subjectRestoration of the Portugal Synagogueen_US
dc.titleThe Portugal Synagogue: in Light of Its History and Architectureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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