According to the news web site wz.lviv.ua and other media, archeological work and on-site research will begin in September to prepare the way to implement the planned “Synagogue Square” memorial in the empty space in the old inner city Jewish quarter of L’viv where two synagogues (the Great City synagogue and the Goldern Rose, or Turey Zahav, synagogue) and a prayer house stood before their destruction. All that can be seen at present are the gaping ruins of the 16th century Golden Rose synagogue. The other two buildings were totally razed and their foundations paved over.
The Synagogue Square is one of three planned memorial sites commemorating Jewish history in L’viv. The other two are the site of the Janowska Road labor camp and a remnant of the destroyed old Jewish cemetery. There was an international design competition in 2010 for memorials on these sites. Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber was a member of the international jury that selected the winning designs. (See her report of the competition HERE).
The winning design for the Synagogue Square site was by Franz Reschke, Paul Reschke, Frederik Springer, based in Berlin, Germany. According to wz.lviv.ua, the design has been slightly reworked in order to better preserve the historic environment.
See further information about the competition HERE.