New Synagogue (Berlin)

Neue Synagoge in Berlin Interior view from Berlin und seine Bauten , published by Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn 1896 The plaque on the front of the Neue Synagogue , outlining the building's history The Neue Synagoge ("New Synagogue") was built 1859–1866 as the main synagogue of the Berlin Jewish community , on Oranienburger Straße . Because of its splendid eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra , it is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch . Following Knoblauch's succumbing to illness, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck , then Minister President of Prussia , in 1866. It was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, and only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began.

Interior view from Berlin und seine Bauten , published by Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn 1896 The plaque on the front of the Neue Synagogue , outlining the building's history The Neue Synagoge ("New Synagogue") was built 1859–1866 as the main synagogue of the Berlin Jewish community , on Oranienburger Straße . Because of its splendid eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra , it is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch . Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck , then Minister President of Prussia , in 1866. One of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht , it was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, and only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began.

Synagogue in Berlin Interior view from Berlin und seine Bauten , published by Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn 1896 The plaque on the front of the Neue Synagogue , outlining the building's history The New Synagogue ( ) on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin is a mid-19th century synagogue built as the main place of worship for Berlin's Jewish community , succeeding the Old Synagogue which the community outgrew. Because of its eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra , the New Synagogue is an important architectural monument in Germany . The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch . Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck , then Minister President of Prussia , in 1866. One of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht , it was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, and only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began.

Synagogue in Berlin The New Synagogue ( ) on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin is a mid-19th century synagogue built as the main place of worship for the city's Jewish community , succeeding the Old Synagogue which the community outgrew. Because of its eastern Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra , the New Synagogue is an important architectural monument in Germany. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch . Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck , then Minister President of Prussia , in 1866. One of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht , it was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, along with only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began.

Conservative synagogue in Berlin, Germany The New Synagogue ( German : Neue Synagoge ) on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin is a mid-19th century synagogue built as the main place of worship for the city's Jewish community , succeeding the Old Synagogue which the community outgrew. Because of its Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra , the New Synagogue is an important architectural monument in Germany. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch . Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in the presence of Count Otto von Bismarck , then Minister President of Prussia , in 1866. One of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht , it was badly damaged prior to and during World War II and subsequently much was demolished; the present building on the site is a reconstruction of the ruined street frontage with its entrance, dome and towers, along with only a few rooms behind. It is truncated before the point where the main hall of the synagogue began.