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Coordinates: 50°05′25″N 14°25′15″E. The Spanish Synagogue ( Czech: Španělská synagoga, German: Spanische Synagoge, Hebrew: בית הכנסת הספרדי) is the newest synagogue in the area of the so-called Jewish Town; it was in fact built at the site of the presumably oldest synagogue, Old School (German: Altschul ).
- Ashkenazi
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- Prague, Czech Republic
Location & How to Get To the Spanish Synagogue, Prague The synagogue is at Vězeňská 1, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia — on the corner of Dušní and Vězeňská Streets. The easiest way to get there is by taking the 194 bus and getting off at the Staré školy stop, which is right next to the complex.
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Where to find us. Vězeňská 1, 110 00, Prague 1. Exhibitions in the Spanish Synagogue of the Jewish Muse-um in Prague and its History.
The Spanish Synagogue was built in the late 19th century, making it one of Prague’s more recent historic synagogues. This is evidenced by its lavish appearance, which is in stark contrast to the other fairly modest synagogues in Josefov. The Spanish Synagogue boasts a well-kept, beautifully detailed facade, with a Spanish Moorish style.
Contacts. Jewish Museum in Prague – Spanish Synagogue (Španělská synagoga) Dušní 12. 110 00 Praha 1 – Josefov. +420222749211. http://www.jewishmuseum.cz. office@jewishmuseum.cz. Programme. permanent exhibition. Object history. Spanish Synagogue.
The earliest pieces date from 1600, but the majority dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. TIP: attend a concert and admire the interior of the Spanish Synagogue at the same time. Get tickets online. Address: Vězeňská 1, Josefov, Prague. Opening hours: 9am – 4.30pm, closed on Fridays. The Spanish synagogue is part of the Jewish Museum.
Prague Spanish Synagogue Balcony Level. By the mid 1860s the Reform community had outgrown it’s 12th Century synagogue and in a wider celebration of a thousand years of Jewish history a new synagogue was commissioned in the Moorish Style that you see today. In fact our Spanish Synagogue is based on the 1858 design of what was the Leopoldstadt ...
