Great Synagogue Copenhagen

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The Great Synagogue in Copenhagen is the main synagogue of the Jewish community in the capital of Denmark . It was built in the years 1830 to 1833 according to a design by the architect Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch on a square floor plan in Egyptian style from yellow brick in the Krystalgade, rebuilt in 1885 by Frederick L. Levy and Ove Petersen. The building is now a listed building.

A previous building erected in the second half of the 18th century on Læderstræde was destroyed by the fire in 1795. A new building project by Peter Meyn from 1804 was never realized.

During the German occupation of Denmark during the National Socialist era , the Torah scrolls were hidden in the crypt of the Trinity Church at the behest of the Social Democratic Lord Mayor Sigvard Munk .

On July 22, 1985, a bomb exploded in front of the synagogue; an Islamist organization claimed responsibility for the attack.

On the night of February 15, 2015, 37-year-old security guard Dan Uzan was shot dead in front of the synagogue and two police officers injured. The three men had stood guard to protect the guests of a Bat Mitzvah celebration . A few hours earlier, an attack had occurred in the Østerbro district .

See also

Web links

Commons : Great Synagogue in Copenhagen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Mette Dahlgaard: Jødisk formand om afdød mand: Dan Uzan var med til at forhindre Massakre Berlingske, February 15, 2015.

Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 52 "  N , 12 ° 34 ′ 24.5"  E