Pinkas Synagogue

The Pinkas Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Široká 3, in the Jewish Town of , in the . Completed in 1535, the synagogue the second oldest surviving synagogue in Prague and was completed in the Gothic style.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Address: U Staré Školy 141/1, Praha, 11000
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Jewish Cemetery and Rudolfinum.

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The is a Jewish cemetery in , Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in .

Public building
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The is a building in , Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-Renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river . is situated 130 metres northwest of Pinkas Synagogue.

Library
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The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept. is situated 330 metres south of Pinkas Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Old Town and Josefov.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Locality
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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in , Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5+1⁄2 years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in late 1962.

Pinkas Synagogue

Latitude
50.08926° or 50° 5′ 21″ north
Longitude
14.417° or 14° 25′ 1″ east
Operator
Židovské muzeum v Praze
Open location code
9F2P3CQ8+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179183380
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q599211
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Pinkas Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “平卡斯会堂”
  • Czech: “Pinkasova synagoga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس بينكاس”
  • French: “synagogue Pinkas”
  • French: “Synagogue Pinkas”
  • Galician: “Sinagoga Pinkas”
  • German: “Pinkas-Synagoge”
  • German: “Pinkassynagoge”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת פינקס”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת פנקס”
  • Hungarian: “Pinkász-zsinagóga”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga e cimitero”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga Pinkas”
  • Japanese: “ピンカス・シナゴーグ”
  • Japanese: “ピンカスシナゴーグ”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Pinkasa w Pradze”
  • Russian: “Пинкасова синагога”
  • Slovak: “Pinkasova synagóga”
  • Ukrainian: “Пінкасова синагога”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague and Knihovna Jana Palacha.

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