Jewish Quarter Sights | Prague Sightseeing

This evocative cemetery was created in the 15th century when the Jewish community was prohibited to bury their deceased outside the ghetto walls. It is estimated that there are around 12 layers of graves, as space was very scarce. Over 100,000 people were compactly buried in the Jewish Cemetery, which is nestled in Old Town among huge trees; the tranquility of the area and the numerous lopsided tombstones create an extraordinarily mystic atmosphere.  Siroka 3 Praha 1, entrance at Pinkas Synagogue, www.jewishmuseum.cz

The Spanish Synagogue is by far the most spectacular temple in the Jewish Quarter. It was inspired by the Alhambra in Spain, hence the title Spanish Synagogue. The Synagogue is stunning with an abundance of Moorish tile motifs of flowers and geometric patterns in brilliant reds, blues and greens with gold trim. The interior boasts color on the ceiling, walls, and stained glass windows. Vězeňská 1, Praha 1, +420 224 819 456, www.jewishmuseum.cz

Founded by Princess Agnes of the Premyslid dynasty in 1231, the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia is the oldest Gothic building in Prague and was used by the Order of Saint Clare, also known as the Order of Poor Ladies (the second Franciscan order established, founded by St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi in 1212). The convent was influential as a spiritual center in Prague and also was used as the burial spot for the Premyslids. The Dominicans took over in the 16th century and resided there for 70 years, after which the convent was shut down. The building was then used for housing the poor and ...

This evocative cemetery was created in the 15th century when the Jewish community was prohibited to bury their deceased outside the ghetto walls. It is estimated that there are around 12 layers of graves, as space was very scarce. Over 100,000 people were compactly buried in the Jewish Cemetery, which is nestled in Old Town among huge trees; the tranquility of the area and the numerous lopsided tombstones create an extraordinarily mystic atmosphere.  Siroka 3 Praha 1, entrance at Pinkas Synagogue, www.jewishmuseum.cz

The Spanish Synagogue is by far the most spectacular temple in the Jewish Quarter. It was inspired by the Alhambra in Spain, hence the title Spanish Synagogue. The Synagogue is stunning with an abundance of Moorish tile motifs of flowers and geometric patterns in brilliant reds, blues and greens with gold trim. The interior boasts color on the ceiling, walls, and stained glass windows. Vězeňská 1, Praha 1, +420 224 819 456, www.jewishmuseum.cz

Founded by Princess Agnes of the Premyslid dynasty in 1231, the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia is the oldest Gothic building in Prague and was used by the Order of Saint Clare, also known as the Order of Poor Ladies (the second Franciscan order established, founded by St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi in 1212). The convent was influential as a spiritual center in Prague and also was used as the burial spot for the Premyslids. The Dominicans took over in the 16th century and resided there for 70 years, after which the convent was shut down. The building was then used for housing the poor and ...

Located in Prague’s evocative Jewish Quarter is the Pinkas Synagogue. Rabbi Pinkas founded the synagogue in 1479, as he was a wealthy member of Prague’s Jewish community. The Pinkas Synagogue today is an important memorial for the victims of the Nazis. On the walls of the synagogue, specifically the wall of the main nave were written after WWII names of 77,297 Jewish victims from Bohemia and Moravia that did not survive the Terezin Camp. The memorial was designed and created between 1954 and 1959 by the painters Václav Boštík and Jiří John. It was last renovated after the collapse ...

The oldest of Prague's Jewish Quarter sights, the Old-New Synagogue is the oldest surviving Synagogue in all of Europe, and is surrounded by history, mysteries and legends; its attic is purported to be the home of Prague's Golem, a creature created and animated by Rabbi Loew to protect the Jewish citizens of Prague, another legend claims that its foundations stones hail from the ruined Temple of Jerusalem and were loaned by angels on condition that they be returned when the Temple of Jerusalem is restored, and the synagogue is said to have been protected from fires raging through the ghe ...