Alte Synagoge
Museum in Essen, Germany
The Old Synagogue (German: Alte Synagoge) is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Steeler Straße 29, in Essen, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The former synagogue was repurposed in 1960 as a Jewish museum. The building is one of the largest, best preserved and architecturally most impressive testimonies to Jewish culture in pre-war Germany. Built in the centre of the city, the Byzantine Revival and Art Nouveau style former synagogue was originally consecrated as the Neue Synagoge in 1913 and operated as a synagogue until Kristallnacht in 1938. The bui
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- Where:
- Essen, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.46°N, 7.02°E
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