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Right-hand Nave
The glow from the bronze VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
chandeliers provides light
for worshippers using the Practical Information
seats lining the walls. Červená 2.
Map 3 B2.
Tel 224 800 812.
∑ synagogue.cz
Open 9am–6pm Sun–Fri (Nov–
Mar: to 5pm).
Closed Jewish holidays. &
^ u 9am & 7pm Sat.
Transport
X Staro městská. v 17, 18 to
Staroměstská, 17 to Law Faculty
(Právnická fakulta). @ 207.

. Rabbi Löw’s Chair
A star of David marks
the chair of the Chief
Rabbi, placed where the
distinguished 16th-century
scholar used to sit.

Entrance to the
Synagogue in
Červená Street

Entrance Portal
The tympanum above
the door in the south
vestibule is decorated
with clusters of The Ark
grapes and vine This shrine is the holiest place in
leaves growing on the synagogue and holds the
twisted branches. sacred scrolls of the Torah.

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