However, by the late nineteenth century, the building was in a state of disrepair, and in 1899 it was demolished according to a government decree.

Subsequently, Georgian Jews built a new synagogue, construction of which began in 1904 and was completed in 1911.

[2][3] Other synagogues in Tbilisi include the Ashkenazi Synagogue (Beit Rachel), in current use; the former Ashkenazi Old (First, Soldiers') Synagogue at 10 Anton Katalikosi Street (10 Gia Abesadze Street), completed in 1918 in the Romanesque Revival style and subsequently used as a theatre;[4] and the domed former Ashkenazi New (Second) Synagogue at 3 Anton Katalikosi Street, completed in 1915, repurposed as a Jewish museum, The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.

[5] Media related to Great Synagogue of Tbilisi at Wikimedia Commons

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