Leopoldstädter Tempel

Leopoldstädter Tempel
An image of the former synagogue in 1858
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (18581938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationVienna
CountryAustria
Location of the former synagogue in Austria
Geographic coordinates48°12′50″N 16°23′06″E / 48.21389°N 16.38500°E / 48.21389; 16.38500
Architecture
Architect(s)Ludwig Förster
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Date establishedc.1810 (as a congregation)
Completed1858
Destroyed10 November 1938
on Kristallnacht
Capacity
  • 2,240 sitting
  • 1,500 standing

The Leopoldstädter Tempel, also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt, (lit. "Israelite prayer house in the Vienna suburb of Leopoldstadt") was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Tempelgasse 5, in Leopoldstadt, in the 2nd district of Vienna, Austria. Completed in 1858, the synagogue was destroyed as a result of Kristallnacht. A monument marks the location of the former synagogue.