Historic synagogues
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Historic synagogues are synagogues that date back to ancient or medieval times and synagogues that represent the earliest Jewish presence in cities around the world. Most of the older sites covered be
The Old Synagogue in Erfurt, Germany, portions of which date from c. 1100
The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca was built in Toledo, Spain, in 1190.
The Old New Synagogue in Prague, Bohemia (Czech Republic), the oldest synagogue in continuous use, built around 1270, compares similarly with the Ramban synagogue in Safed, modern Israel.
El Ghriba Synagogue with its distinctive wall tiles imitating the qallalin type in colors and patterns
Old Synagogue (Erfurt)
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The Old Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue, located in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany.
Historic synagogues
…Door". Its wall tiles are colored similar to the prestigious qallalin tiles. Two claimants as the oldest synagogue structures still standing are the Old Synagogue in Erfurt, Germany, which was built c. 1100 and the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca in Toledo, Spain, which was built in 1190. However, neither has…
Windows on the western façade, c. 1270
Entrance to the Old Synagogue building from the museum inner courtyard, north-west façade
The Große Synagoge, which was destroyed during Kristallnacht