Synagogue Turnergasse Vienna

Originally built by the Israelit. Vorortegemeinde Fünfhaus in the years 1871/72, since 1890 under direct administration of the IKG Vienna. Architect: Prof. Carl König Appearance: very beautiful example of a neo-Renaissance building, inside Pompeian decor, three-nave layout with galleries. The west front was dominated by a bell tower. Capacity: 496 male and 333 female seats. 1923 addition of a winter prayer school Rabbis at the "Turner Temple": Dr. Anton Schmiedl, Dr. Jonathan Wolf, Dr. Max Grünwald, Dr. Israel Taglicht and Dr. H.J. Zimmels. Nov. 1938 completely destroyed, demolished at the expense of the IKG, Aryanized, today a residential building of the Vienna municipality. Qu.: Leopold Stern, Gesch. der "Isaelitischen Cultusgeeminde im Bezirke Sechshaus", 1892, Vienna. P. Genée, Viennese Synagogues 1825 - 1938, Vienna, 1987. Bob Martens, Computer-aided Architectural Models of Viennese Synagogues, Institute for Interior Design, Vienna University of Technology (David 53/ June 2002 I. Beresin, The Neo-Renaissance Synagogue in Vienna-Fünfhaus (David 53/ June 2002) Last use: residential building