Neue Synagoge

Neue Synagoge stands on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin as a reconstructed synagogue, museum, and small place of worship. Its Moorish design combines polychrome brickwork, coloured glazed bricks, iron columns, and a large dome with gilded ribs.

Eduard Knoblauch began the building, while Friedrich August Stüler completed it in 1866 for Berlin’s growing Jewish community. The central dome rises between two smaller domes, and the slightly turned axis follows the surrounding urban fabric. During the Nazi era, concerts and lectures continued here after Jewish people lost access to other venues, including a 1930 performance by Albert Einstein. World War II caused major damage, while later reconstruction restored the street frontage, entrance, dome, and towers, leaving the main sanctuary unrestored.

Look closely at the façade, where coloured masonry meets the reconstructed dome and towers. The building remains wheelchair accessible, and its surviving architectural elements show how early iron construction supported such a large structure.