Synagoge Lindenstraße, Conservative synagogue in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Synagogue Lindenstraße was a house of worship in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, built in 1891 with a distinctive dome and Romanesque and Gothic facade elements. The building displayed careful architectural design combining these mixed style features.
The building was constructed in 1891 as an expression of Berlin's growing Jewish community life, and was later damaged during the November 1938 pogroms. Its destruction was completed by aerial bombardment during the war in 1945.
The name Lindenstraße refers to the street where this house of worship once stood, a typical Berlin address in the working-class district of Kreuzberg. Today visitors can trace the history of the Jewish community that lived in this neighborhood.
The memorial site is now integrated into a modern administrative building on the same spot, where visitors can learn about the history. Three commemorative plaques in the courtyard passage remind visitors of the original building and the events that took place here.
The original building housed a Wilhelm Sauer organ with three manuals and 42 registers, which E.F. Walcker expanded to 52 registers in 1914. This organ was a distinctive feature of the interior and reflected the craftsmanship of that era.
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