Some pictures of beautiful synagogues that were destroyed by the Nazis 82 years ago today during Kristallnacht, a thread:
Obvious trigger warning for mentions of the Holocaust and Kristallnacht.

This synagogue in the town of Aschaffenburg, built in 1698, rebuilt in 1893, and destroyed on November 9-10, 1938.

This synagogue in Bad Buchau was built in 1839. It was the only synagogue in Germany with a bell tower. By the time it was destroyed in Kristallnacht there were just over 100 Jewish people in this community, most of whom would not survive.

This synagogue in Baden-Baden was burned to the ground during Kristallnacht. Before it was burned, the Nazis in the local community forced all of the Jews into the synagogue to hear antisemitic rants.

This synagogue in Bielefeld was built in 1905 to seat 800 people. It was burned to the ground during Kristallnacht, and there were pictures of the burning synagogue taken, which I don't want to post. After the Holocaust, only 12 Jewish people returned to this city.

The Great Synagogue in Bochum, it was set on fire around midnight. Bochum had a Jewish community of 1,152 in 1933. A lot of Jewish people who were born in Poland or stateless had moved there by 1933, but were expelled in the Polenaktion right before Kristallnacht.

There were Jews living in Braunschweig (Brunswick) as early as the year 1137. They city became a stronghold of Nazism in the early 30s. This synagogue built in 1875 was destroyed. Only 620 Jews stayed in the city after that, most were murdered.

The Old Synagogue in Chemnitz was built in 1899. It was destroyed by a mob of SA men and local bystanders who cheered on during Kristallnacht. More than 170 Jews who lived in this city were arrested and taken to Buchenwald that horrible night.

This synagogue in Gotha was built in 1903. Gotha became popular for Nazism before 1933, and many Jews emigrated. During Kristallnacht, it was burned to the ground by SA men and cheering bystanders, and the fire department was commended for letting the fire continue to burn.

This Romanesque-style synagogue was built in Bornplatz in 1905. It was Germany's first freestanding and largest synagogue. During Kristallnacht, it was set on fire, and the congregation was forced to sell the property and pay for the damages that the Nazis did.

This beautiful synagogue in Hanover was destroyed during Kristallnacht. The Nazis forced their rabbi, Samuel Freund, to pay 26,000 reichsmarks ($150,000) for the damages. He spent the rest of his life trying to find a way out of Germany before dying of heart failure in 1939.

The synagogue in Leipzig was built in 1855 by Jewish architect Otto Simonson in a Moorish Revival style. The synagogue is thought to have influenced other Moorish Revival style synagogues in Germany. It was destroyed during Kristallnacht.

This synagogue in Mülheim was built in 1907. 4 weeks before Kristallnacht, it was sold because the community could no longer afford it. The interior was destroyed on November 8th, and burnt down the following night. Theres pics of the burning synagogue that I dont want to post.

The Great Synagogue in Nuremberg was not destroyed during Kristallnacht, but it should be included here, because it was destroyed on 10 August 1938 under the order of Nazi leader Julius Streimer under the pretext that it was "making the city look ugly."

The gorgeous synagogue in Stuttgart was built in 1861 and burned to the ground during Kristallnacht. These pictures were taken in the 1920s. There are pictures of this synagogue burning down that I dont want to post. At least 1,200 Stuttgart Jews were murdered by Nazis.

This synagogue in Vienna called the Türkischer Tempel (Turkish Temple) was built in a Moorish Revival style specifically for the Sephardic Jews there, with a dome. It was destroyed during Kristallnacht.

The Leopoldstäder Tempel was the largest synagogue in Vienna. It was built in 1858, in Moorish Revival style by Ludwig Förster. It was completely burnt to the ground during Kristallnacht.

The Polnische Shul was built in Vienna by Wilhelm Stiassny in 1892, specifically for the Polish Jews who were living in Vienna at the time. It was destroyed during Kristallnacht.

The Fasanstrasse Synagogue in Berlin was built in 1912. It was the largest synagogue in the city. During the 15 year commemoration of the Beer Hall Putsch that night of Kristallnacht, Joseph Goebbels gave personal orders for it to be burned down.

The Neue Synagogue (New Synagogue) in Opole, Poland (Upper Silesia) built in 1893, was destroyed during Kristallnacht. The Nazis had forced the Rabbi Hans Hirschberg to set it on fire.

Another synagogue called the Neue Synagogue (New Synagogue) in Gilwice, Poland (Upper Silesia) was built around 1860. It was destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht.

The synagogue in Słupsk, Poland (formerly part of Germany) was built in 1901-1902 by Eduard Koch, and destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht.

Also just want to say that there was a huge amount of Moorish Revival synagogues in Central Europe, as you can see. The reason for this was because since Jews were constantly typecasted as the "Orientals" of Europe, they decided they wanted to embrace that.