Semper Synagogue
| Semper Synagogue | |
|---|---|
German: Alte Synagoge | |
The former Semper Synagogue, in c. 1860 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1840–1938) |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Dresden, Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
Location of the former synagogue in Saxony | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°03′09″N 13°44′48″E / 51.0524°N 13.7468°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Gottfried Semper |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 1840 |
| Destroyed | November 9, 1938 (on Kristallnacht) |
The Semper Synagogue, also known as the Dresden Synagogue or Old Synagogue (German: Alte Synagoge), was a Jewish synagogue, located in Dresden, in the Saxony region of Germany. Designed by Gottfried Semper and built from 1838 to 1840 in the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles, the synagogue was destroyed by the Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.
The New Synagogue, inaugurated in 2001, was erected adjacent to the site of the former Semper Synagogue where a monument showing a six branch menorah stands in memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.