Kadoorie Synagogue
| Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue | |
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Portuguese: Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim | |
The façade of the synagogue, along the Rua Guerra Junqueiro, in 2017 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Governing body | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 340 Guerra Junqueiro Street, Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto, Norte Region |
| Country | Portugal |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°9′21.38″N 8°38′12.9″W / 41.1559389°N 8.636917°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Art Deco |
| Founder | Captain Artur Barros Basto |
| General contractor | Pereira de Campos |
| Date established | 1923 (as a congregation |
| Groundbreaking | 1929 |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Capacity | 350 seats |
| Materials | Brick, azulejo, wood, concrete |
| Website | |
| comunidade-israelita-porto | |
The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue (Portuguese: Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim), also the Porto Synagogue (Portuguese: Sinagoga do Porto), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 340 Guerra Junqueiro Street, in the civil parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, the municipality of Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The synagogue was completed in 1938 in the Art Deco style, and is the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula.