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U starého hřbitova 3a, 110 00 Praha-Josefov, Česká republika
+420 221 711 511
On the left wall before the entrance is a plaque detailing conservation efforts (which cost 1 million crowns per year)
Jewish quarter of Prague
Inside the front door of the Pinkas Synagogue, inscribed in tiny red and black letters on almost every square inch of wallspace are the names of 77,297 Jews who were killed in the war
The name sounds strange for a building from the 13th century but it was originally just 'New' to distinguish it from an even older synagogue
Neo-Renaissance style music auditorium
Historic complex of Baroque buildings, including the Library Hall, Mirror Chapel and Astronomical Tower
The Spanish Synagogue, so-called because Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain at the end of the 15th century built a previous synagogue on this site, is a wild combination of neo-Renaissance and Moorish-Spain style