Although we weren't able to go inside, since it was Shabbat, we viewed the beautiful temple from outside.  During Kristallnacht (9 November, 1938) the Neue Synagoge was set ablaze. During World War II it was heavily damaged . The ruins of the building were finally demolished in 1958 . It was not until the collapse of the Berlin Wall that reconstruction began. In May 1995, the synagogue was partly revived.