Karaim Kenesa

The Karaim kenasa is an architectural monument in Moorish-Arabic style, erected in 1898-1902. The building stands out among the local development thanks to its unusual beauty and impressive luxury. The architect of the building was V. Horodetskyi. Anton Strauss became the engineer. The construction was carried out with the funds of Solomon Cohen, who was also the initiator of the construction of a house of prayer for the Karaims.

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Building this unusual structure cost 200 thousand karbovantsi. The kenasa was crowned by a dome decorated with stucco ornament, made by the Italian sculptor Elio Salem. After the 1968 reconstruction, the condition of the building was significantly worsened, the interiors were damaged, and the dome with a spire and fine decorations were lost forever.