A synagogue of the fourteenth century was discovered in the town of Bruck, in Styria, Austria.
The synagogue is now the property of a Christian tobacco manufacturer.
The Austrian government through its Monument Department, has classified the building as a rare monument and ordered it to be preserved.
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