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Synagogue du Quai Kléber
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The Synagogue du Quai Kléber (German: Synagoge am Kleberstaden, also formerly known as Neue Synagoge, "New Synagogue") was the main synagogue of Strasbourg, France before World War II. It was built in the "Neustadt" when the city was part of the German Empire (until 1918) and destroyed by Nazi Germany after it annexed the city in 1940; in the years between, Strasbourg and its Jewish community were French.
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Synagogue du Quai Kléber (Neue Synagoge) | |
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German: Synagoge am Kleberstaden | |
![]() Lateral view, seen from Canal du Faux-Rempart | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue (1898-1940) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Strasbourg |
Country | France |
Geographic coordinates | 48°35′07″N 7°44′30″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ludwig Levy |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Romanesque Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1895 |
Completed | 1898 |
Construction cost | 800,000 Reichsmark |
Destroyed | 1940–1941 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,639 worshipers |
Length | 46 m (151 ft) |
Width (nave) | 19 m (62 ft) |
Dome(s) | One |
Dome height (outer) | 54 m (177 ft) |
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