Ohel Jakob synagogue

Ohel Jakob Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in Munich, Germany. It was built between 2004 and 2006 as the new main synagogue for the Jewish community in Munich.

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Type: Synagogue
Description: architectural structure
Also known as: “main synagogue (Munich)”
Address: Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 15, München, 80331
Wheelchair access: yes

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Museum Munich and Munich Stadtmuseum.

Jewish Museum Munich

Museum

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The Jewish Museum Munich, provides an overview of Munich’s Jewish history and is part of the city's new Jewish Center located at Sankt-Jakobs-Platz in Munich, Germany.

Munich Stadtmuseum

Museum

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The Munich Stadtmuseum or Munich City Museum, is the city museum of Munich. It was founded in 1888 by Ernst von Destouches. It is located in the former municipal arsenal and stables, both buildings of the late Gothic period.

Munich Film Archive

Movie theater

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The Munich Film Archive, in the Munich Stadtmuseum, is one of eight film museums in Germany. It has no showrooms and is limited to screening the films in a single cinema with 165 seats, as well as collecting, archiving, and restoring film copies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.

Altstadt

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Altstadt meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt

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Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt is the district of Munich immediately south and west of Altstadt, which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.