Leipzig Synagogue

Leipzig Synagogue
German: Große Gemeindesynagoge
The former synagogue, c. 1860
Religion
AffiliationJudaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue (1855–1938)
StatusDestroyed
Location
LocationLeipzig, Saxony
CountryGermany
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Saxony
Coordinates51°20′24″N 12°22′11″E / 51.339883°N 12.369678°E / 51.339883; 12.369678
Architecture
ArchitectOtto Simonson
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Completed1855
DestroyedNovember 9, 1938
(on Kristallnacht)

The Leipzig Synagogue (German: Große Gemeindesynagoge) was a synagogue, located in Leipzig, in the state of Saxony, Germany. Designed by Otto Simonson in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1855 and destroyed by Nazis on November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht.

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