August 31, 2007
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6971778.stm
Germany's biggest synagogue has reopened in a special ceremony attended by political leaders and Holocaust survivors from around the world.
The building in the east of Berlin, topped with a stunning blue dome, has been described as one of the jewels of Germany's Jewish community.
The place of worship was built more than one hundred years ago.
But having survived both Nazi rule and communism, it had gradually fallen into a state of disrepair.
The restoration was funded by Berlin city authorities with the help of lottery money.