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Pařížská, Prague
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
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
That striking man standing atop a patina-green metal mountain in the center of Old Town Square is not Jesus, though he resembles him
Jewish quarter of Prague
On the left wall before the entrance is a plaque detailing conservation efforts (which cost 1 million crowns per year)
The Astronomical Clock located on a side tower of the Old Town Hall (reasonably enough, on Old Town Square) is easy to find - just wait until a few minutes before the hour and look for a large group of tourists standing around waiting for something to happen! It also one of the most popular gathering places in 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 Old Town Square is the center of Prague's eventful history, dating back to the 12th century when it started out as the central marketplace