The boundary wall of the New Synagogue incorporates more or less the last remaining fragments of Semper's original building.

It is set on a slight rise just at the edge of Dresden's baroque center, which was completely flattened by allied bombing during the war.

[2] Light enters the windowless cubic concrete structure through the roof and entrance area.

[2] The building was shortlisted by the jury for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2003.

[4] On New Year's Eve (Silvester in German) in 2012, the mail box was broken at the entrance to the synagogue and a blasphemous inscription was spray-painted on the external wall, which was interpreted as an anti-Semitic act.