This temple was destroyed during the Kristallnacht on November 10 , 1938 . A memorial plaque on the site reads in German ( and Hebrew ) : translated as : The Tempel , which housed a prestigious congregation in the capital of the Empire , inspired the construction of several other synagogues in the Moorish Revival style . Some are designed similarly to Forster 's building , with a flat facade and roof , tripartite massing with a large central block , symmetrical decorative minarets , and internal basilica plan with balconies
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Leopoldstädter Tempel