The Leopoldstädter Tempel was a Vienna synagogue completed in 1858 in the Moorish Revival style. Through 2010 the opening said it was destroyed by National Socialist militants on the Night of Broken Glass, November 10, 1938. Today the word militant is gone from the article entirely, and the opening says only that 'the synagogue was destroyed as a result of Kristallnacht,' naming no actor. A reader arriving now learns the synagogue was destroyed during Kristallnacht, not who destroyed it.
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Leopoldstädter Tempel, painted by Rudolf von Alt Inside view of the Leopoldstädter Tempel The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna , in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt .1 It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt . It was built in 1858 in a Moorish Revival style by the architect Ludwig Förster . The tripartite facade of the Leopoldstädter with its tall central section flanked by lower wings on each side became the model for numerous Moorish Revival synagogues, including the Zagreb Synagogue , the Spanish Synagogue in Prague , the Tempel Synagogue in Krakow and Templul Coral in Bucharest .2It was destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht on November 10, 1938.3A memorial plaque on the site reads in German (and Hebrew ): " Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde. -Israelische Kultusgemeinde Wien " (Here stood the Leopoldstädter Tempel, built in 1858 in the moorish style according the plans of architect Leopold Förster, all but the foundation of which was destroyed by National Socialist militants on the so-called " Night of Broken Glass ", on the 10th of November 1938).4
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Leopoldstädter Tempel Inside view of the Leopoldstädter Tempel. Aquarelle by Emil Ranzenhofer The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna , in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt . It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt . It was built in 1858 in a Moorish Revival style by the architect Ludwig Förster . The tripartite facade of the Leopoldstädter with its tall central section flanked by lower wings on each side became the model for numerous Moorish Revival synagogues, including the Zagreb Synagogue , the Spanish Synagogue in Prague , the Tempel Synagogue in Kraków and Templul Coral in Bucharest . It was destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht on November 10, 1938. A memorial plaque on the site reads in German (and Hebrew ): " Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde. " — Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien (Here stood the Leopoldstädter Tempel, built in 1858 in the moorish style according the plans of architect Leopold Förster, all but the foundation of which was completely destroyed by National Socialist barbarians on the so-called " Night of Broken Glass ", on 10 November 1938).
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The Leopoldstädter Tempel Inside view of the Leopoldstädter Tempel. Aquarelle by Emil Ranzenhofer The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna , in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt . It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt . It was built in 1858 in a Moorish Revival style by the architect Ludwig Förster . The tripartite facade of the Leopoldstädter, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings on each side, became the model for numerous Moorish Revival synagogues, including the Choral Temple in Bucharest , which has an almost identical main facade, the Zagreb Synagogue , the Spanish Synagogue in Prague , the Tempel Synagogue in Kraków and the Grand Synagogue of Edirne .This temple was destroyed during the Kristallnacht on November 10, 1938. A memorial plaque on the site reads in German (and Hebrew ): Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde. — Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien translated as: Here stood the Leopoldstädter Temple, built in 1858 in the Moorish style according to the plans of architect Leopold Förster, all but the foundation of which was completely destroyed by National Socialist barbarians on the so-called " Night of Broken Glass " on 10 November 1938.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Leopoldstädter Tempel Inside view of the Leopoldstädter Tempel. Aquarelle by Emil Ranzenhofer The Leopoldstädter Tempel was the largest synagogue of Vienna , in the district (Bezirk) of Leopoldstadt . It was also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt . It was built in 1858 in a Moorish Revival style by the architect Ludwig Förster . The tripartite facade of the Leopoldstädter, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings on each side, became the model for numerous Moorish Revival synagogues, including the Choral Temple in Bucharest , which has an almost identical main facade, the Zagreb Synagogue , the Spanish Synagogue in Prague , the Tempel Synagogue in Kraków and the Grand Synagogue of Edirne . This temple was destroyed during the Kristallnacht on November 10, 1938. A memorial plaque on the site reads in German (and Hebrew ): Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde. — Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien translated as: Here stood the Leopoldstädter Temple, built in 1858 in the Moorish style according to the plans of architect Leopold Förster, all but the foundation of which was completely destroyed by National Socialist barbarians on the so-called " Night of Broken Glass " on 10 November 1938.
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Former synagogue in Vienna, Austria Inside view of the Leopoldstädter Tempel. Aquarelle by Emil Ranzenhofer The Leopoldstädter Tempel , also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt , ( lit. "Israelite prayer house in the Vienna suburb of Leopoldstadt") was a Jewish congregation and synagogue , located on Tempelgasse 5, in Leopoldstadt , in the 2nd district of Vienna , Austria .Completed in 1858, the synagogue was destroyed as a result of Kristallnacht .A monument marks the location of the former synagogue.
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