Westend Synagogue
The Westend Synagogue, built between 1908 and 1910, is the largest synagogue in Frankfurt am Main and serves as the spiritual center of the city's Jewish community.Photo: Mylius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Synagogue in Frankfurt / Main
- Also known as: “Westend Synagoge” and “Westend-Synagoge”
- Address: Altkönigstraße 22-26, Frankfurt am Main, 60323
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Palmengarten.
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Marketplace
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the world's 3rd oldest and 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. It has operations from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Frankfurt Stock Exchange is situated 1 km southeast of Westend Synagogue.
Palmengarten
Garden
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The Palmengarten is one of two botanical gardens in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is located in the Westend-Süd district. It covers a surface of 22 hectares. It is a major tourist attraction. Palmengarten is situated 690 metres northwest of Westend Synagogue.
Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Museum
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg is a museum of natural history, located in Frankfurt am Main. It is the second-largest natural history museum in Germany. In the two years 2022–2023, 874,276 people visited the museum, which is owned by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society. Naturmuseum Senckenberg is situated 1 km west of Westend Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westend and Bahnhofsviertel.
Westend
Suburb
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Westend-Nord and Westend-Süd are two city districts of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as the Westend is generally considered an entity.
Bahnhofsviertel
Suburb
Photo: Luisfff2812, CC BY 4.0.
The Bahnhofsviertel is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I. The Bahnhofsviertel was developed between 1891 and 1915.
Westend Synagogue
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Frankfurt, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.12104° or 50° 7′ 16″ northLongitude
8.66461° or 8° 39′ 53″ eastInception
1910Open location code
9F2C4MC7+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 249067273OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q321239
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Westend Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Westend-synagoge”
- Dutch: “Westendsynagoge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس ويستيند”
- Esperanto: “sinagogo Westend de Frankfurto”
- Esperanto: “Sinagogo Westend de Frankfurto”
- French: “synagogue de Westend de Francfort-sur-le-Main”
- French: “Synagogue de Westend de Francfort-sur-le-Main”
- French: “Synagogue Westend de Francfort-sur-le-Main”
- French: “Westendsynagoge”
- German: “Westend-Synagoge”
- German: “Westendsynagoge”
- Italian: “Sinagoga Westend”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Westendsynagoge”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westendsynagoge”
- Norwegian: “Westendsynagoge”
- Polish: “Synagoga Westend we Frankfurcie nad Menem”
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