Cologne Synagogue, Cologne, Germany

Since 1899, the neo-Romanesque synagogue on Roonstraße has been the largest religious and cultural centre for the Jewish communities in Cologne. After being burned down by the Nazis on 9 November 1938, the synagogue was rebuilt between 1957 and 1959. The building’s main front has three arched portals and a large gabled façade with a centrally positioned rose window. In 2005 Benedict XVI became the first pope to visit a Jewish house of worship in Germany when he went to the Cologne synagogue during the 10th World Youth Day.

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Beka Matissakova (9 months ago)
Don’t like it at all, the atmosphere isn’t pleasant

Jozi Rafael (11 months ago)
They have kosher restaurant inside and pretty good.

Lola Gilbo (2 years ago)
the great building with such a huge history of Jewish community and so heartly people)

Jeremy Sulzbacher (4 years ago)
Lovely people

Michael Yamnitsky (5 years ago)
Magnificently restored synagogue of Cologne

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