Thursday, Oct 27

8:00 PM

Café Shoshana

Tickets 7 and 4 €

Lecture and guided synagogue tour

The synagogues of Dresden

Presented by Dr Herbert Lappe
Take a travel back in time from the origins of Semper's synagogue to the present day twisted cube.

What is the function of a synagogue? What are the forerunners of present-day synagogues? What can we learn looking round a synagogue? Why were the Jews attracted to Moorish elements? What influence did the emancipation era have on the architectural style? Why did Semper build in pseudo-Romanic style, and why is the building of Dresden's new synagogue twisted?
A lecture with pictures to entertain even non-architects