Türkischer Tempel Explained

Türkischer Tempe
Image Upright:1.4
Map Type:Austria
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Location:Zirkusgasse 22, Vienna
Country:Austria
Rite:Nusach Sefard
Functional Status:Destroyed
Architect:Hugo von Wiedenfeld
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Architecture Style:Islamic architecture
Completed:1887
Date Destroyed:9-10 November 1938
on Kristallnacht
Dome Quantity:One

The Türkischer Tempel (English: Turkish Temple) was a Jewish synagogue, located at Zirkusgasse 22, in Vienna, Austria. It was built specifically for a community of Sephardi Jews, who originally came from Turkey.[1]

The synagogue opened in 1887. It was designed in a Turkish, almost Islamic style, with a dome. The building was destroyed during the Kristallnacht in 1938.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkischer Tempel . Lichtzeichen Wien . n.d. . 27 May 2024 .
  2. Book: Martens, Bob . Peter, Herbert . 2011 . The Destroyed Synagogues of Vienna - Virtual city walks . Vienna . LIT Verlag .