| Leopoldstädter Tempel | |
|---|---|
 An image of the former synagogue in 1858 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism(former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue(1858–1938) |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Vienna |
| Country | Austria |
  Location of the former synagogue inAustria | |
| Coordinates | 48°12′50″N16°23′06″E / 48.21389°N 16.38500°E /48.21389; 16.38500 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Ludwig Förster |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Established | c. 1810(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1858 |
| Destroyed | 10 November 1938 onKristallnacht |
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TheLeopoldstädter Tempel, also known as theIsraelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt, (lit. "Israelite prayer house in the Vienna suburb of Leopoldstadt") was aJewish congregation andsynagogue, located on Tempelgasse 5, inLeopoldstadt, in the 2nd district ofVienna,Austria. Completed in 1858, the synagogue was destroyed as a result ofKristallnacht. A monument marks the location of the former synagogue.
The congregation was established inc. 1810. Designed byLudwig Förster in theMoorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1858 and was the largest synagogue in Vienna. Fuerster's design incorporated spaces for 2,240 sitting and 1,500 standing worshipers. The complex included amikveh, meeting room and lodging for community officials.[1] The tripartitefaçade of the Leopoldstädter, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings on each side,[2] became the model for numerous Moorish Revival synagogues, including theChoral Temple inBucharest, which has an almost identical main façade; and several other synagogues.[3]
This temple was destroyed duringKristallnacht on November 10, 1938.
A monument marks the location of the former synagogue, together with a memorial plaque that reads inGerman (andHebrew):[4]
Hier befand sich der Leopoldstädter Tempel, der im Jahre 1858 nach Plänen von Architekt Leopold Förster im maurischen Stil errichtet und am 10. November 1938 in der sogenannten "Reichskristallnacht" von den nationalsozialistischen Barbaren bis auf die Grundmauern zerstört wurde.
— Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien
translated as:
Here stood the Leopoldstädter Temple, built in 1858 in the Moorish style according to the plans of architect Leopold Förster, all but the foundation of which was completely destroyed by National Socialist barbarians on the so-called "Night of Broken Glass" on 10 November 1938.
The Tempel, which housed a prestigious[citation needed] congregation in the capital of theAustrian Empire, inspired the construction of several other synagogues in the Moorish Revival style. Some are designed similarly to Förster's building, with a flat façade and roof, tripartite massing with a large central block, symmetrical decorative minarets, and internalbasilica plan with balconies.[3]
The design of the following synagogues were influenced by Förster's design of the Leopoldstädter Tempel:[3]
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