Klausen Synagogue

The Klausen Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue located in Prague, in the Czech Republic. The congregation was established in the 1570s, and the synagogue was completed in 1884, after an earlier synagogue, built in the early Baroque style in the Jewish ghetto, was destroyed.

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Type: Synagogue
Description: synagogue
Address: Praha
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Jewish Cemetery and Rudolfinum.

Old Jewish Cemetery

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

Rudolfinum

Public building

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The Rudolfinum is a building in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-Renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava. Rudolfinum is situated 130 metres west of Klausen Synagogue.

Ceremonial Hall

Museum

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The Ceremonial hall of the Prague Jewish Burial Society was built for the last service to the deceased members of the Prague Jewish Community. It is used as an exhibition space administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Stalin Monument.

Jewish Town

Suburb

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

Stalin Monument

Locality

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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in Prague, 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.