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Währinger Tempel

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Währinger Tempel
Drawings of the Währinger Tempel by Jakob Modern
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue (1888–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationSchopenhauerstraße 39, Währing, Vienna
CountryAustria
Architecture
Architect(s)Jakob Modern
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1888
Destroyed9-10 November 1938
on Kristallnacht
Capacity
  • 328 men
  • 176 women

The Währinger Tempel was a Jewish synagogue, located at Schopenhauerstraße 39, in Währing, the 18th district of Vienna, Austria. Designed by Jakob Modern and completed in 1888, the synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht in 1938.[1]

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  1. ^ Martens, Bob; Peter, Herbert (2011). The Destroyed Synagogues of Vienna - Virtual city walks. Vienna: LIT Verlag.