Karlsruhe Synagogue

The Karlsruhe Synagogue (German: Synagoge Karlsruhe) was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Karlsruhe, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Designed by Friedrich Weinbrenner in the Egyptian Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1798 and demolished in 1871.

Karlsruhe Synagogue
German: Synagoge Karlsruhe
The former synagogue, in c. 1810, showing Egyptian Revival-style pylons
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1798–1871)
Status	Demolished
Location
Location	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Country	Germany
Location of the former synagogue in Baden-Württemberg
Geographic coordinates	49°00′35″N 8°24′31″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Friedrich Weinbrenner
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Egyptian Revival
Completed	1798
Demolished	1871

History

An early building by Weinbrenner, the synagogue was "...the first large Egyptian building to be erected since antiquity."^[1] It was "… the first public building (that is, not a folly, stage set, or funeral monument) in the Egyptian Revival style." The pair of tall pylons were copied from the temple at Karnak.^[2]

The structure stood until 1871, following a fire earlier that year. A new synagogue was completed in 1875; and it was destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.^[3]

See also

• Germany portal
• Judaism portal

Weinbrenner's sketch of the building

• History of the Jews in Germany
• List of synagogues in Germany (in German)