High Synagogue

Local nameVysoká synagoga
LocationJosefov, Prague, Czechia

High Synagogue was financed by Mordechai Maisel, and it was finished in 1568, the same year as the Jewish Town Hall. It probably was modelled after High Synagogue, Kraków, which was built in 1556 in Poland. The house was designed by Pankratius Roder in Renaissance style, while the supervising builder was Rada. It was designed as a preaching place for councilors of Jewish town hall. In the center there were bimah, surrounded by seats. Maisel gave pieces of Torah and silver tools to the synagogue. The stucco ceiling was gothic ribbed vaulting.

In 1689 it was destroyed by the Great Fire. The synagogue was reconstructed.

Tags Place of WorshipSynagogueJewish Culture
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Synagogue_(Prague)

Address 101/4 Červená, Praha 11000, Czech Republic

Coordinates 50°5'23.529" N 14°25'7.061" E

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