Dohány Street Synagogue
Ludwig Förster
1854–1859
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Ludwig Förster
Ludwig Förster was a German-born Austro-Hungarian architect known especially for the synagogues and churches he designed. From 1842 to 1845 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, while running his own architect studio. The Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, the Synagogue of Miskolc, and the Leopoldstädter Tempel in Vienna are considered his most important works. From 1861 to 1863 he served as a member of Vienna’s city council.
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