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Alte Synagoge | |
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![]() Alte Synagoge, Heidereutergasse, Berlin-Marienviertel | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Ashkenaz |
Year consecrated | 1714 |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Heidereutergasse 4, Berlin, Germany |
Geographic coordinates | 52°31′16″N 13°24′17″E / 52.5211°N 13.4048°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Groundbreaking | 1712 |
Completed | 1714 |
The Old Synagogue ( German: Alte Synagoge) 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. [1] Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century; it was restored in 1928. [2] 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. [3]
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Alte Synagoge | |
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![]() Alte Synagoge, Heidereutergasse, Berlin-Marienviertel | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Ashkenaz |
Year consecrated | 1714 |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Heidereutergasse 4, Berlin, Germany |
Geographic coordinates | 52°31′16″N 13°24′17″E / 52.5211°N 13.4048°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Groundbreaking | 1712 |
Completed | 1714 |
The Old Synagogue ( German: Alte Synagoge) 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. [1] Nevertheless, services continued to be held in the Old Synagogue into the 20th century; it was restored in 1928. [2] 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. [3]