Synagogue of El Tránsito

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The Synagogue of El Tránsito is a 14th-century Jewish synagogue in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated Mudéjar interior and later conversion into a church and museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage monument
historic building
museum
synagogue
alsoKnownAs Sinagoga del Tránsito
Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi
architecturalStyle Gothic
Mudéjar
city Toledo
completion circa 1360
constructionStart 1350s
convertedInto church
museum
country Spain
currentUse museum
dedicatedTo Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
denomination Sephardic Judaism
linked to: Sephardi Jews
foundedBy Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
hasFeature Torah ark niche
large prayer hall
women's gallery
wooden artesonado ceiling
hasInteriorDecoration Arabic inscriptions
Hebrew inscriptions
floral motifs
geometric motifs
heraldic shields
stucco decoration
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
Monument
heritageDesignationDate 1877
houses Sephardic Museum
inception 14th century
laterUse church
museum
locatedIn Castile-La Mancha
Spain
Toledo
managedBy Spanish Ministry of Culture
material brick
stucco
wood
namedAfter Our Lady of the Transit
near Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
ownedBy Spanish state
linked to: Kingdom of Spain
partOf historic centre of Toledo
patron Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia
religiousTradition Judaism
religiousUse synagogue

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Toledo hasLandmark Synagogue of El Tránsito
City of the Three Cultures associatedWithStructure Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of El Tránsito houses Sephardic Museum
linked to: Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of El Tránsito alsoKnownAs Sinagoga del Tránsito
linked to: Synagogue of El Tránsito
Toledo, Spain hasLandmark Synagogue of El Tránsito
historic Jewish quarter of Toledo hasPlaceOfWorship Synagogue of El Tránsito
historic Jewish quarter of Toledo hasMuseum Sephardic Museum of Toledo
linked to: Synagogue of El Tránsito
historic Jewish quarter of Toledo hasBuilding Synagogue of El Tránsito
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia built Synagogue of El Tránsito
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia built El Tránsito Synagogue in Toledo
linked to: Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi alsoKnownAs Synagogue of El Tránsito
Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi houses Sephardic Museum of Toledo
linked to: Synagogue of El Tránsito
historic centre of Toledo hasPart Synagogue of El Tránsito