Börneplatzsynagoge, Renaissance Revival synagogue in Börneplatz, Frankfurt, Germany
Börneplatzsynagoge was a house of worship with Renaissance Revival style, constructed from red Main sandstone between 1881 and 1882. The building featured a large hall with seating on the ground floor and a gallery level above for additional worshippers.
The building was constructed between 1881 and 1882 under architect Siegfried Kusnitzky and served as the center of the Orthodox Jewish community. In 1901, architect Fritz Epstein expanded it to accommodate more worshippers.
The square's name honors Ludwig Börne, a Frankfurt-born Jewish writer and advocate for democratic ideals who shaped German-Jewish intellectual life in the early 1800s. His memory connects to the neighborhood's role as a center of Jewish community and thought.
The site can be identified today through ground markings and a memorial plaque that were established during archaeological excavations from 1987 to 1990. Visiting allows you to see these remains at the new Börneplatz and learn about the location's history.
The original structure was destroyed in 1938 and no longer exists, but its location is kept alive through archaeological finds and memorials. The memory of this site helps visitors understand Frankfurt's important Jewish history.
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