The Great Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located on Vulytsya Zaporizùka, in Zhovkva (Zóà Âkiew), in the Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast, of Ukraine. It was built between 1692 and 1698 with a financial loan from King John III Sobieski, and was hence also known as the Sobieski Shul.
As a fortress synagogue, the building's walls were thick and it had a heavy door.
The building's roof and most of its interior were destroyed during the Holocaust. It was afterwards used as a warehouse. Partial rebuilding was carried out in 1955âÂÂ1956 and 1992, but the synagogue has continued to deteriorate nonetheless. It was included in the 2000 World Monuments Watch; and an approved restoration plan commenced from 2001.