Leopoldstädter Tempel
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The Leopoldstädter Tempel, also known as the Israelitische Bethaus in der Wiener Vorstadt Leopoldstadt, was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Tempelgasse 5, in Leopoldstadt, in the 2nd d
An image of the former synagogue in 1858
The Leopoldstädter Tempel, painted by Rudolf von Alt
Memorial plaque at the site of the synagogue
Memorial mosaic at Tempelgasse
Moorish Revival architecture
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Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of Romanticist Orientalism. It reached the heigh
Leopoldstädter Tempel
…Kristallnacht. A monument marks the location of the former synagogue. The congregation was established in c. 1810. Designed by Ludwig Förster in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1858 and was the largest synagogue in Vienna. Fuerster's design incorporated spaces for 2,240 sitting and 1,500…
Vijećnica (City Hall) in Sarajevo, 1894
Southern garden façade of Alupka Palace with a massive central exedra forming an open iwan-like vestibule
The Jama Masjid was the inspiration for Blore's design.
Campo Pequeno Bullring, in Lisbon, Portugal