Neue Synagoge

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Facade of the Neue Synagogue, the main synagogue of Berlin, Germany.

The gleaming gold dome of the Neue Synagoge (centrumjudaicum.de; adult/concession €7/4.50) is the most visible symbol of Berlin’s revitalized Jewish community. The 1866 original was Germany's largest synagogue at the time, but its contemporary incarnation is not so much a house of worship (although prayer services do take place) as a museum and place of remembrance called Centrum Judaicum.

In addition to temporary exhibits and hosting lectures, concerts and other events, the permanent presentation features architectural fragments and objects recovered from the ruins of the building before its reconstruction. They include a Torrah scroll and an eternal lamp, and help tell the history of the building and the people associated with it.

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