New Synagogue, Berlin
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The New Synagogue in Berlin is a 19th-century Jewish house of worship renowned for its striking Moorish Revival architecture and iconic gilded dome.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Synagogue, Berlin Context triple: [Moorish Revival, notableExample, New Synagogue, Berlin]
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A.
Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its Renaissance architecture and adjoining old Jewish cemetery.
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B.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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C.
Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue is a 19th-century Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, known for its richly decorated interior and role in the city’s Jewish heritage.
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Sofia Synagogue
Sofia Synagogue is a historic and architecturally significant Jewish house of worship in Bulgaria’s capital, known as one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
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E.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
The Rumbach Street Synagogue is a 19th-century Moorish Revival Jewish synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its distinctive octagonal design and richly ornamented interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Synagogue, Berlin Target entity description: The New Synagogue in Berlin is a 19th-century Jewish house of worship renowned for its striking Moorish Revival architecture and iconic gilded dome.
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A.
Remuh Synagogue
Remuh Synagogue is a historic 16th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its Renaissance architecture and adjoining old Jewish cemetery.
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B.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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C.
Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue is a 19th-century Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, known for its richly decorated interior and role in the city’s Jewish heritage.
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D.
Sofia Synagogue
Sofia Synagogue is a historic and architecturally significant Jewish house of worship in Bulgaria’s capital, known as one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
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E.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
The Rumbach Street Synagogue is a 19th-century Moorish Revival Jewish synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its distinctive octagonal design and richly ornamented interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Eduard Knoblauch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich August Stüler ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Moorish Revival architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | 3000 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| damagedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| denomination | Reform Judaism ⓘ |
| floorCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Jewish life in Berlin ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
oriental-style ornamentation
ⓘ
polychrome brickwork ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasExhibition | Jewish history in Berlin ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
horseshoe arches
ⓘ
onion-shaped dome ⓘ twin towers ⓘ |
| hasFunction | place of remembrance for the Holocaust ⓘ |
| hasPart | gilded dome ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | monument protection in Berlin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
cultural heritage monument in Berlin
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Mitte ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Oranienburger Straße NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | New Synagogue ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| operator |
Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum
ⓘ
linked to:
New Synagogue, Berlin
|
| partiallyDestroyed | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| restorationFocus | street-front section ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Kristallnacht 1938
ⓘ
closure in 1940s under Nazi regime ⓘ partial demolition in 1958 ⓘ |
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Subject: New Synagogue, Berlin Description of subject: The New Synagogue in Berlin is a 19th-century Jewish house of worship renowned for its striking Moorish Revival architecture and iconic gilded dome.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: New Synagogue, Berlin