Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in the berlin district of marienviertel”. Today it says “jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Old Synagogue ( German : Alte Synagoge ) was a Jewish congregation and synagogue , that was located at Heidereutergasse 4, in Marienviertel, in the present-day Mitte district of Berlin , Germany . Designed and built by Michael Kemmeter, the synagogue was built as a rectangular hall building. Consecrated in 1714 and remodelled in 1855, the synagogue was known as the Great Synagogue until the opening of the New Synagogue , built in the 1860s to accommodate Berlin's expanding Jewish population . Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century; it was restored in 1928. The synagogue survived Kristallnacht but was destroyed during World War II . The last service took place in the Old Synagogue on November 20, 1942. The site is marked with a plaque and part of the building's contours are marked with cobblestones. The synagogue: studies in origins, archaeology, and architecture . The Spirit of the Berlin Republic .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Synagogue in Berlin The Old Synagogue ( ) was a synagogue in the Berlin district of Marienviertel (present-day Mitte ). Consecrated in 1714, it was known as the Great Synagogue until the opening of the New Synagogue , built in the 1860s to accommodate Berlin's expanding Jewish population . Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century. The synagogue survived Kristallnacht but was destroyed during World War II .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Synagogue in Berlin The Old Synagogue ( ) was a synagogue in the Berlin district of Marienviertel (present-day Mitte ). Consecrated in 1714, it was known as the Great Synagogue until the opening of the New Synagogue , built in the 1860s to accommodate Berlin's expanding Jewish population . Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century; it was restored in 1928. The synagogue survived Kristallnacht but was destroyed during World War II . It is marked with a plaque and part of the building's contours are marked with cobblestones.The synagogue : studies in origins, archaeology, and architecture .The Spirit of the Berlin Republic .
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synagogue in the berlin district of marienviertel
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jewish congregation and synagogue
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