Status Quo Ante Synagogue (Trnava)

The Status Quo Ante Synagogue in Trnava (Slovak: Synagóga status quo ante) was completed in either 1891 or 1897 at Halenárska Street in Trnava, Slovakia. The synagogue was built in the Moorish-Byzantine style. The city had two Jewish congregations: an Orthodox and a Status Quo one; the building served the latter.[1] The synagogue was devastated in World War II. Today the synagogue is the center of contemporary art, housing the Ján Koniarek gallery,[2] and hosts a number of exhibitions and concerts.

Synagogue in Trnava Synagóga status quo ante
Religion
Affiliation	Jewish Schism in Hungarian Jewry#The_Status_Quo
Status	Inactive
Location
Location	Trnava, Slovakia
Shown within Slovakia
Geographic coordinates	48.3780°N 17.5901°E / 48.3780; 17.5901
Architecture
Type	Synagogue
Style	Byzantine Revival, Moorish Revival
Completed	1891 or 1897
Website
http://www.gjk.sk/

Inside, apse and chapel are surrounded by a gallery for women, which is supported by cast iron columns with composite capitals. In the center of the chapel is a glass dome with its original design. Historically and to this day the synagogue is one of the most characteristic and most original buildings in the city. Its most characteristic features are the towers of spherical domes.

The synagogue is no longer active. In front of the building is a monument dedicated to the Jewish victims of World War II.