Spanish Synagogue (Prague)
The Spanish Synagogue 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. The synagogue is built in Moorish Revival Style. Only a little park with a modern statue of Franz Kafka lies between it and the Church of the Holy Spirit. Today, the Spanish Synagogue is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Spanish Synagogue (Prague)
Altschul on the plan of Prague, 1769
Interior of the Synagogue
Dome above the main hall
The Jewish Museum in Prague is a museum of Jewish heritage in the Czech Republic and one of the most visited museums in Prague. Its collection of Judaica is one of the largest in the world, about 40,000 objects, 100,000 books, and a copious archive of Czech Jewish community histories.
The Jewish Museum in Prague is housed in a functionalist building, which was a former hospital adjacent to the Spanish Synagogue, one of the houses of worship in the synagogue's collection.
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