New synagogue in Teplice, Renaissance Revival synagogue in Teplice, Czech Republic.
The New Synagogue in Teplice was a building in Neo-Renaissance style with Moorish elements, designed by Hermann Rudolph. It measured 41 m long, 25 m wide and 42 m high, with a central dome flanked by four lower corner domes. It was destroyed by fire in 1939 and only a memorial remains.
The Tempelbau Verein was founded in 1879 to fund a representative synagogue; architect Hermann Rudolph's design was chosen in 1880, and the foundation stone was laid on 11 March 1880. After structural problems in 1881, the synagogue was consecrated on 10 September 1882. It was set on fire on the night of 14–15 March 1939 and demolished.
The synagogue was built as a community centre, not only for worship: the Tempelbau Verein collected donations from 1879 for a representative building used for major community events. Its name Templ referred to the temple, and the building housed a community hall. It was destroyed in March 1939 and is not visitable; only a memorial stands on the site.
The synagogue no longer exists: it was burned down on the night of 14 March 1939 and the ruins were later cleared. On its site stands a provisional two-storey building, in front of which a modest memorial was unveiled in 1955; a new memorial was built there in 1994 and has been vandalised several times.
The synagogue had a central dome flanked by four lower corner domes, similar to the synagogue in Florence. It measured 41 m long, 25 m wide and 42 m high, making it the largest synagogue in Bohemia.
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