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Josefov (Jewish Quarter)
Josefov (Jewish Quarter)
The history of the Jewish Quarter's ghetto is revealed in the Old Jewish Cemetery, packed with thousands of tilting headstones, and in the synagogues that still dot the neighborhood. The Old-New Synagogue, constructed around 1270, is the oldest in Europe. The Jewish Museum, which comprises five different buildings, has collections of Eastern European Jewish property confiscated and preserved. Today art nouveau structures have replaced the former ghetto buildings, and some of the city's finest shopping can be had along Parízská Street.
At a Glance
SIGHTS
ENTERTAINMENT
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Pinkasova synagóga
The very walls are a tribute to those lost in the Holocaust.
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Rudolfinum
A neo-Renaissance treasure, lovingly restored.
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Spanelská synagóga
Moorish-style domes topp the city's oldest synagogue.
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Staronová synagóga
The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe.
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Starý zidovský hrbitov
This sea of tombstones is an unforgettable sight.
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