Place
: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.
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