Synagogue du Quai Kléber
| Synagogue du Quai Kléber | |
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Lateral view, seen from Canal du Faux-Rempart
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 Former location of the synagogue
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| Former names | Synagoge am Kleberstaden |
| Alternative names | Neue Synagoge |
| General information | |
| Type | synagogue |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Location | Strasbourg, France |
| Coordinates | 48°35′07″N 7°44′30″E / 48.58528°N 7.74167°ECoordinates: 48°35′07″N 7°44′30″E / 48.58528°N 7.74167°E |
| Construction started | 1895 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Destroyed | 1940–1941 |
| Cost | 800,000 Reichsmark |
| Height | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ludwig Levy |
The Synagogue du Quai Kléber (German: Synagoge am Kleberstaden, also known as Neue Synagoge, "New Synagogue") was the main synagogue of Strasbourg, France, before World War II. It was built in the "Neustadt" when the city was part of the German Empire (until 1918) and destroyed after the city was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1940; in the years between, Strasbourg and its Jewish community were French.
The synagogue was designed by Ludwig Levy (1854–1907) and built from 1895 until 1898 at a final cost of 800,000 Reichsmark. The imposing Romanesque Revival building was inspired by the Imperial Cathedrals of Mainz, Speyer, and Worms, all located in the Rhine region, like Strasbourg.
The synagogue was built in pink and grey Vosges sandstone from the Phalsbourg quarries and crowned with a 54 m (177 ft) dome. The main nave was 46 m (151 ft) long and 19 m (62 ft) wide and had 1,639 seats on two levels: 825 for the men and 654 for the women; the space surrounding the ark contained 40 seats for the choir. A lateral oratory that was used on working days could accommodate 100 people. The main prayer room was equipped with a pipe organ made by Walcker Orgelbau, which was replaced in 1925 by an instrument by Edmond Alexandre Roethinger.
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