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Main Prayer Hall
A rectangular hall housing the key liturgical features of the Sephardic tradition, its zellige, stucco and carved woodwork bathed in light from small windows, creating a deeply contemplative atmosphere.
Women's Gallery
The upper-floor gallery of Ibn Danan Synagogue, screened from the main hall below by carved wooden lattices, where women would follow the religious services unseen from the floor below.
Mikveh (Ritual Bath)
Hewn from rock in the synagogue's basement and fed by natural water, this ritual purification bath is among the best-preserved of its kind in any Moroccan synagogue.
Torah Ark (Hejal)
The sacred focal point of the Ibn Danan Synagogue's prayer hall, housing the Torah scrolls in the Sephardic tradition known as the Hejal.
Bimah with Wrought-Iron Tevah
A raised platform at the heart of the prayer hall, crowned by a striking wrought-iron canopy of scrollwork, lattices and arches with clear Islamic influence.
- 1.Main Prayer Hall
- 2.Women's Gallery
- 3.Mikveh (Ritual Bath)
- 4.Torah Ark (Hejal)
- 5.Bimah with Wrought-Iron Tevah
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