Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg

Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg
The former synagogue,
photograph taken between 1874 and 1909
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1874–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationHans-Sachs-Platz, Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg), Bavaria
CountryGermany
Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg is located in Bavaria
Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg
Location of the former synagogue in Bavaria
Geographic coordinates49°27′12″N 11°04′47″E / 49.45333°N 11.07972°E / 49.45333; 11.07972
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Date established1862 (as a congregation[a])
Completed1874
Construction cost46,000 florins
Destroyed27 September 1938
Capacity935 seats
[1]

The Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg was a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg), in the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Designed by Adolf Wolff in the Moorish Revival style, completed in 1874, and destroyed by Nazis on 27 September 1938, it was the third synagogue in Nuremberg.

  1. ^ a b "Nuremberg [Nürenberg / Nuerenberg]". Destroyed German Synagogues and Communities. 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.


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