Synagogue
Location: The Synagogue at Fort Kochi, about 10 km from Ernakulam town,
central Kerala.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00 hours; closed on Fridays
The
Synagogue at Fort Kochi,constructed in 1568, is the oldest in the Commonwealth.
Destroyed in a shelling during the Portuguese raid in 1662, it was rebuilt two
years later by the Dutch.
Mid-18th century hand painted, willow patterned floor tiles from Canton in China,
a clock tower, Hebrew inscriptions on stone slabs, great scrolls of the Old
Testament, ancient scripts on copper plates in which the grants of privilege
made by the erstwhile Cochin rulers were recorded etc., are articles of interest
here.
The area around the Synagogue is a centre of spice trade and curio shops. To
know more about this street.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station : Ernakulam, about 10 km from the Synagogue.
Nearest airport : Cochin International Airport, about 30 km from the
Synagogue.
Monuments in Kerala
Madhavan Nayar Foundation
|| Chendamangalam || The
Antique Sellers of Jew Street || The Museum
of Kerala History || Dutch Palace
|| Thangasseri || Poonjar
Palace || Krishnapuram Palace
|| Synagogue || Indo-Portuguese
Museum || Fort Kochi || Vasco
da Gama Square || Mattancherry Palace
|| Bolghatty Island || The
Hill Palace Museum || Kunchan
Smarakam || Aranmula || Vizhinjam
Rock Cut Cave || Koyikkal Palace
|| Padmanabhapuram Palace
|| Kerala Kalamandalam || Thrithala
