Like many of Berlin's finest buildings the Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) has literally 'been through the wars'. It suffered it's most notable attacks from the Nazis on Kristallnacht in 1938 and, more damagingly, from the Allied bombs in 1945. Today the dome has been restored on top of the surviving facades, so that a shell of the original remains. Inside, where once worshippers would have congregated, is a permanent exhibition of the building's history, and a number of spaces for temporary exhibits. The heavy security (expect no-nonsense guards and metal detectors) is a grim reminder that there are still some fanatics who harbour Nazi sentiments.
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