Old Synagogue (Vienna)

Old Synagogue (Vienna) is a synagogue in , . Old Synagogue (Vienna) is situated nearby to , as well as near the archaeological site .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: medieval synagogue building
  • Also known as: “Alte Synagoge (Wien)”, “Medieval syangogue (Vienna)”, “mittelalterliche Synagoge”, and “בית הכנסת אור זורע”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Judenplatz and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

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is a square in 's that was the center of Jewish life in the city in the Middle Ages. It is located in the immediate proximity of Am Hof square, Schulhof, and Wipplingerstraße.

Church
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in , and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. is situated 450 metres southeast of Old Synagogue (Vienna).

Memorial
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The also known as the Nameless Library stands in in the first district of . It is the central memorial for the Austrian victims of the Holocaust and was designed by British artist Rachel Whiteread.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Servitenviertel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between and , the 8th and 9th districts of , respectively.

Old Synagogue (Vienna)

Latitude
48.21168° or 48° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
16.36948° or 16° 22′ 10″ east
Inception
1406
Open location code
8FWR6969+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 669084652
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q91946966
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Old Synagogue (Vienna)” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Standort der Bima and Patzelt-Hof, Vienna.

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