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SynagogueJudaismWithin the Historic City of Toledo — UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)
Santa María la Blanca Synagogue
Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca · Ibn Shoshan Synagogue · Santa Maria la Blanca
A landmark medieval synagogue in Toledo whose white horseshoe-arched interior is a major example of Mudéjar religious architecture.
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About Santa María la Blanca Synagogue
Identity, documented context and sacred significance.
The synagogue known as Santa María la Blanca Synagogue stands in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha and is notable for the way its religious role and historical fabric have developed together. A landmark medieval synagogue in Toledo whose white horseshoe-arched interior is a major example of Mudéjar religious architecture.
The building was erected in 1180 as a synagogue in Mudéjar form, with five naves divided by rows of pillars and horseshoe arches. It was converted to Christian use in the 15th century and received later Christian furnishings and alterations. Today it is preserved as a historic monument open to visitors rather than as an active synagogue.
Architecturally, the site is characterised by mudéjar. Exceptional medieval synagogue with Mudéjar architecture and later Christian history. Its wider heritage context is recognised through Within the Historic City of Toledo — UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986).
Today it is a historic monument open to visitors rather than an active synagogue, and its surviving architecture is interpreted within Toledo’s layered Jewish, Christian and Mudéjar history.
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Place TypeSynagogue
Religious TraditionJudaism
Tradition / DenominationSephardic Jewish heritage
LocationToledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
CountrySpain
Established / Period1180
ArchitectureMudéjar
HeritageWithin the Historic City of Toledo — UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)
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Religious TraditionJudaism
Tradition / DenominationSephardic Jewish heritage
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Historical Record
The building was erected in 1180 as a synagogue in Mudéjar form, with five naves divided by rows of pillars and horseshoe arches. It was converted to Christian use in the 15th century and received later Christian furnishings and alterations. Today it is preserved as a historic monument open to visitors rather than as an active synagogue.
Architecture & Sacred Complex
Mudéjar · Exceptional medieval synagogue with Mudéjar architecture and later Christian history · Within the Historic City of Toledo — UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)
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