Synagogue, Enschede

Symbolic mosaics, lively wrought ironwork and superb decorations rightly make the Enschede Synagogue one of the most beautiful houses of worship in the Netherlands. The Synagogue was built in 1928 by the design of the Dutch architect Karel de Bazel. The central section includes two prayer rooms and the church council room. One absolute highlight is the large hall with the nine-metre high dome and an enormous bronze chandelier. Mosaics of Venetian glass covered with gold leaf give the space added lustre. Remarkably, almost the entire interior survived the Second World War unscathed, together with the synagogue’s costly treasures.