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Street-by-Street: Jewish Quarter

Though the old ghetto has disappeared, much of the area’s
fascinating history is preserved in the synagogues around
the Old Jewish Cemetery, while the newer streets are lined
with many delightful Art Nouveau buildings. The old lanes to
the east of the former ghetto lead
to the quiet haven of St Agnes’s
Convent, beautifully
restored as a branch of
the National Gallery.

6 . Old-New Synagogue
The Gothic hall with its distinctive
3 . Old Jewish Cemetery crenellated gable has been a house
Thousands of gravestones of prayer for over 700 years.
are crammed into the
ancient cemetery.
w Cubist Houses
One of the new architectural
styles used in the rebuilding
7 High of the old Jewish Quarter was
Synagogue based on the ideas of Cubism.
The interior
has splendid
5 Klausen Renaissance
Synagogue vaulting.
The exhibits of the
Jewish Museum
include this alms
box, dating from E
about 800. L I Š K Y D U Š N Í

L I S T O PA D U B Ř E H O V Á K R Á S N O H O R S K É

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2 . Museum of
Decorative Arts
Stained glass panels on
the staircase depict the crafts
represented in the museum’s PA Ř Í Ž S K Á
wide-ranging collection.

4 Pinkas
Synagogue
The walls are now a 8 Jewish Town Hall 9 Maisel Synagogue
moving memorial to The 16th-century building The original synagogue
the Czech Jews killed still serves the Czech was built for Mayor
in the Holocaust. Jewish community. Mordechai Maisel in 1591.

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