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Podnět ke stavbě Velké synagogy byl iniciován z návrhu architekta Thomase Rowea. Synagoga byla vysvěcena 1878. Kombinuje prvky charakteristické pro byzantský a gotický sloh.<ref>[http://www.greatsynagogue.org.au "Welcome to the Great Synagogue, Sydney"], [http://www.greatsynagogue.org.au/Visiting.html "Visiting The Great Synagogue, Sydney"], 19 February 2008.</ref>
Židovská komunita v Sydney, která existuje od dob první kolonizace Austrálie, se zprvu scházela v pronajatých prostorách před vystavěním vlastní synagogy v egyptském stylu dle návrhu Jamese Humea z roku 1844.<ref>http://www.greatsynagogue.org.au/history.html</ref>
Židovská komunita v Sydney
Současná synagoga má tradiční vyvýšený prostor (galerii) pro ženy. Dříve se bema (pódium pro čtenáře) nacházela v prostředku synagogy, ale pro zvětšení kapacity byla roku 1906 přesunuta k západní zdi budovy.
The Sydney Jewish community, which dated to the earliest days of the colony, met in rented spaces before building its first synagogue, designed in Egyptian style by [[James Hume (architect)|James Hume]] in 1844.<ref>http://www.greatsynagogue.org.au/history.html</ref> It was the first [[Egyptian Revival]] building in Australia.<ref>[[Diana Muir|Diana Muir Appelbaum]], "Jewish Identity and Egyptian Revival Architecture", [[Journal of Jewish Identities]], 2012 5(2) p. 7.</ref>
AV usefulprůběhu overviewlet ofbyly thepostupně synagogue'sprováděny historyrůzné isúpravy provideddetailů byokrasných theprvků. recentByla bookpostavena editedknihovna byRabína [[RaymondFalka, Applezavedena (rabbi)|Rabbielektřina, Raymondzavěšeny Apple]]lustry a instalován výtah.<ref>Raymond Apple (Editor), ''The Great Synagogue: A History of Sydney's Big Shule'', UNSW Press, 2008</ref> ▼The present synagogue has the traditional feature of an elevated ladies' gallery. When first erected, the [[Bema#Judaism|bimah]] was central, as is traditional. However, to increase seating capacity the bimah was moved forward to the western wall in 1906.
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Over the years, extensive additions and alterations have been made to the other facilities appurtenant to this building, including the construction of a [[succah]], excavation and construction of a large reception area below the synagogue itself,
construction of the Rabbi Falk Memorial Library, installation of electricity in the chandeliers, and installation of a "[[shabbat]]" elevator.
▲A useful overview of the synagogue's history is provided by the recent book edited by [[Raymond Apple (rabbi)|Rabbi Raymond Apple]].<ref>Raymond Apple (Editor), ''The Great Synagogue: A History of Sydney's Big Shule'', UNSW Press, 2008</ref>
The building is listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>''The Heritage of Australia'', Macmillan Company, 1981, p. 2/99</ref>
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