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Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE
The New Synagogue in Sulzbach-Rosenberg is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1737. The synagogue was rebuilt in 1822-24 (after a fire), after 1950 and between 2008 and 2013. In use until 1930, this stone synagogue now serves as a museum.
Berlin, DE
The New Synagogue in Berlin was built from 1859 to 1866 designed in an eastern Moorish style by Eduard Knoblauch. The building resembles the Alhambra and is an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in Berlin. The synagogue was miraculously not destroyed under Hitler, but the army confiscated it for use as a material depot from 1940 onwards. On the night of 23rd November 1943, during an air attack by the Royal Air Force, the synagogue was hit and heavily damaged. Under Soviet occupation, the damaged parts of the building were completely removed in the summer of 1958. Since the 1990s the synagogue has reopened as Centrum Judaicum, a centre of Jewish life in Berlin.
Augsburg, DE
The New synagogue in Augsburg was built between 1913 and 1917 designed by the architects Fritz Landauer and Heinrich Lömpel. The synagogue is atypical in being richly decorated with iconographic decorations including a colored mosaic above the Torah ark.
Steffenberg-Niedereisenhausen, DE
The old Niedereisenhausen church is a half-timbered building dating from 1659-62 with a particularly authentic Baroque interior. Demolition was planned in the 1970s, but the church was bought in 1980 and restored from 2014 to 2016.
Berlin, DE
The Protestant Nikodemuskirche was built in 1912-1913 by Fritz Gottlob. It is a synthesis of neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau elements, which already hint at the beginning of modernism. During an Allied air raid on 26 February 1945, the church burned down completely, but the church hall was spared. Reconstruction began in 1954. The Nikodemuskirche is a cultural church, with many concerts and exhibitions taking place in the premises and the choir.
Kiel, DE
The construction of the Nikolai Church began shortly after the foundation of the city, around 1242. In the 14th century, the church was rebuilt according to the model of St. Peter's Church in Lübeck. In 1486, it was burnt down by lightning and rebuilt. At the beginning of the 16th century, the tower was integrated into the building by adding the Town Hall Chapel and the Rantzau Chapel. In the years 1877-1884, the church was redesigned in neo-gothic style and received a new facade. During World War II, the church building was severely damaged during an Allied air raid on May 22, 1944. The reconstruction was carried out in 1950 by the architect Gerhard Langmaack.
Bardowick, DE
The Nikolaihof Chapel is part of the architectural ensemble of the former leprosy hospital of the city of Lüneburg, the Nikolaihof. The brick chapel, which in its present appearance dates back to the middle of the 15th century and forms the centre of the Nikolai complex. It is a four-bay church with a polygonal choir and a square tower to the west, in front of which is the single main entrance.
Berlin, DE
The Nikolaikirche is the oldest church in Berlin. It dates from the founding of the city around 1230. The building was remodelled several times to accommodate its Gothic choir in 1380 and its typical hall church naves in 1480. Desacralised since 1938, the church now houses the Stadtmuseum Berlin, a museum about the history of the city. The church is also the venue for events, concerts and readings by the Stadtmuseum.
Göppingen, DE
The Oberhofenkirche was built between 1436 and 1490. After the Reformation, the church in Oberhofen initially remained Catholic because of the remaining canons. This situation came to an end with the Peace of Westphalia (1648). After temporary secular use at the beginning of the 19th century, restoration and neo-Gothic remodelling began in 1854 and was completed around 1900.
München, DE
The Ohel Jakob Synagogue in München is an Ashkenazi synagogue built between 2004 and 2006 by architects Wolfgang Lorch and Andrea Wandel. This modernist building was made of concrete.
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