Karaite Kenesa (Kyiv)

Karaite Kenesa of Kyiv
The former synagogue,
now Actor's House, in 2017
Religion
AffiliationKaraite Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
  • Synagogue (19021929)
  • Drama center (since 1981)
Location
LocationYaroslaviv Val Street 7, Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv
CountryUkraine
Location of the former synagogue,
now Actor's House, in Ukraine
Geographic coordinates50°27′00″N 30°30′40″E / 50.45000°N 30.51111°E / 50.45000; 30.51111
Architecture
Architect(s)Władysław Horodecki
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
General contractorLev Ginsburg
Completed1902
Construction cost200,000
Official nameКенаса караїмська (Karaite Kenesa)
TypeArchitecture
Reference no.260086
Official nameКенаса караїмська (Karaite Kenesa)
TypeHistory
Reference no.67-Кв

The Karaite Kenesa of Kyiv is a former Karaite Jewish Synagogue, or kenesa, located at Yaroslaviv Val Street 7, close to the Golden Gates of Kyiv, in the Shevchenkivskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine. The former synagogue building is listed as a monument of Architectural Heritage of National Importance of Ukraine.

Since 1981, the building has housed the Ukrainian House of Actors, also called the Actor's House.