Spanish Synagogue

The Spanish Synagogue is the most recent synagogue in Prague's Jewish Quarter. It was built in 1868 for the local Reform congregation on the site of the 12th-century Altschul, the oldest synagogue in the Prague ghetto. The Spanish Synagogue was named after Alhambra's iconic Moorish interior architecture. The structure was planned by Josef Niklas and Jan Blsk, and the interior (from 1882-83) by Antonn Baum and Bedich Münzberger.

This house of worship's stunning interior of stained glass and gold designs stands proudly in the face of historic atrocities. Because Hitler creepily planned to preserve the area as a "museum of an extinct race," the synagogues and streets of Joefov were largely spared the destruction that Central Europe experienced during WWII. The exhibits and presence of the Spanish Synagogue remind visitors to look beyond the dark stories of the twentieth century and into the deeper roots and rich artistic accomplishments of Jewish communities in Bohemia and Moravia, with a particularly extensive collection of silver artifacts on display. Classical and chamber concerts are often held in acoustically arched walls.

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Address: Vězeňská 1, 110 00 Staré Město, Prague 1, Czech Republic.
Phone number: +420 222 749 211
Official site: https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/690/jewish-museum-in-prague-spanish-synagogue-spanelska-synagoga