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 A Visitors` Guide to Augsburg
>> About Augsburg

Synagogue and Jewish Museum

  • Town Hall (Rathaus)
  • Zoo
  • Perlach Tower
  • Botanic Garden
  • Armory (Zeughaus)
  • Schaezler Palace
  • Fuggerei
  • Roman Museum
  • Bishops’ Residence
  • Maximilian Museum
  • Augsburg’s Monumental Fountains
  • Natural History Museum and Planetarium
  • Cathedral (Dom)
  • Swabian Craftsmen’s Museum
  • St. Anne’s Church
  • Olympic Kayak Course
  • St. Ulrich’s Church
  • Theater Augsburg
  • Brecht House
  • Parktheater in the Göggingen Spa
  • Synagogue and Jewish Museum
  • Glass Palace
  • Mozart House
  • Fugger Houses and Ladies’ Courtyard
  • Augsburg Marionette Theater (Puppenkiste)
  • Landmarks
  • ...and then some

…and then some

At the end of the 19th century, the Jewish community in Augsburg had grown so much that in 1913 they engaged the architects Lömpel and Landauer to build a synagogue in Augsburg’s center. Dedicated in 1917, it is possibly the most significant art nouveau synagogue in Europe and boasts a domed central construction with front courtyard and two flanking congregation buildings. The installation of an organ was a reflection of the liberal disposition of the Augsburg congregation. In Kristallnacht during the Nazi-era, the Synagogue was burned but escaped total destruction. After years of restoration work the Synagogue was finally re-opened in 1985. At the same time, the Jewish Culture Museum opened featuring displays of cult- and ritual objects including priceless works by Augsburg gold and silversmiths.