Zülfaris Synagogue

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Zülfaris Synagogue, also known as Kal Kadoş Galata Synagogue, is a historic Jewish site in Istanbul. It is located at 39 Büyük Hendek Street in the Beyoğlu district. A synagogue existed on this site by 1671, and its foundations suggest another building from Genoese times. The current stone building was rebuilt on those foundations in the early 19th century, completed in 1823, with a major reconstruction in 1904. It served as a synagogue from 1823 until 1985. In 2001 it was repurposed as a Jewish museum, the Zülfaris Jewish Museum. The name Zülfaris is thought to come from the Persian phrase Zülf-ü Arus, meaning "the fringe of a bride."