Dohány Street Synagogue

Ludwig Förster

1854–1859

Photograph of exterior facade of building with minarets, circular windows, and decoration, and trees in courtyard.
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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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