Catalonia
Barcelona
Ciutat Vella

Ancient synagogue

The Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona is believed to be an ancient Jewish synagogue located in the Jewish quarter of , , . Dating to as early as the 3rd century, the synagogue has been described as the oldest in Spain and one of the oldest synagogues in Europe.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: Synagogue in Barcelona
  • Also known as: “Synagogue Shlomo ben Adret”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Rambla and Museum of the History of Barcelona.

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the at . is situated 260 metres southwest of Ancient synagogue.

Museum
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The is a history museum that conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the historical heritage of the city of , from its origins in Roman times until the present day. is situated 220 metres northeast of Ancient synagogue.

Theater building
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is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. is situated 560 metres north of Ancient synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and Santa Caterina.

Quarter
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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter of of of .

Ancient synagogue

Latitude
41.38258° or 41° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
2.17578° or 2° 10′ 33″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Levels
4
Open location code
8FH495MG+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 338750145
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Geo­Names ID
11847512
Wiki­data ID
Q2916029
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Ancient synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Əsas Sinaqoq (Barselona)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əsas Sinaqoq”
  • Catalan: “La Sinagoga Major”
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga Salomó ben Adret”
  • Chinese: “巴塞隆納古代猶太會堂”
  • Dutch: “Oude Synagoge (Barcelona)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Synagoge van Barcelona”
  • Dutch: “Oude Synagoge”
  • German: “Hauptsynagoge”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מאיור”
  • Hebrew: “הרובע היהודי”
  • Hungarian: “zsinagóga”
  • Ladino: “Kal Mayor de Barselona”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Główna w Barcelonie”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Mayor de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Shlomo ben Adret”
  • Swedish: “Stora synagogan i Barcelona”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ancient synagogue”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.