Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca

Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
Toledo, Spain (ES)
The synagogue of Santa María la Blanca is a religious building erected in the city of Toledo, Spain in 1180 a. D. (according to the inscription on a beam).

Its stylistic and cultural classification is not simple, because it was constructed in Christian territory, the Kingdom of Castile, by Islamic constructors, for Jewish use and owers. It is considered a symbol of the cooperation of the three cultures who populated the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages.
The synagogue of Santa María la Blanca is a religious building erected in the city of Toledo, Spain in 1180 a. D. (according to the inscription on a beam).

Its stylistic and cultural classification is not simple, because it was constructed in Christian territory, the Kingdom of Castile, by Islamic constructors, for Jewish use and owers. It is considered a symbol of the cooperation of the three cultures who populated the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages.
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