Ohel Jakob synagogue (Munich)

Ohel Jakob Synagogue
The synagogue, in 2006
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sankt-Jakobs-Platz, Munich, Bavaria
Country	Germany
Location of the synagogue in Bavaria
Geographic coordinates	48°8′4″N 11°34′21″E / 48.13444°N 11.57250°E / 48.13444; 11.57250
Architecture
Architect(s)	Rena Wandel-Hoefer Wolfgang Lorch
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Modernist
Groundbreaking	2004
Completed	2006
Construction cost	€57 million
Specifications
Capacity	550 worshippers
Materials	Concrete, travertine stone

Ohel Jakob Synagogue (transliterated from Hebrew as "Jacob's Tent") is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in Munich, Germany. It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the new main synagogue for the Jewish community in Munich. The synagogue was inaugurated on 9 November 2006 on the 68th anniversary of the Kristallnacht.^[1]

The building is part of the new Jewish Center consisting of the synagogue, the Jewish Museum Munich and a community center.