| Old New Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 View from the west> | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Prague, Bohemia |
| Country | Czech Republic |
  Location of the synagogue in the Czech Republic | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°05′24″N 14°25′07″E / 50.09000°N 14.41861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Gothic |
| Completed | 1270 |
| Website | |
| synagogue | |
The Old New Synagogue (Czech: Staronová synagoga; German: Altneu-Synagoge), also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue is Europe's oldest active synagogue.[a] Completed in 1270, it is also the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin-nave design.[1]
It is one of the earliest Gothic buildings in Prague.[2] A still older Prague synagogue, known as the Old Synagogue, was demolished in 1867 and replaced by the Spanish Synagogue.
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- ^ "Old-New Synagogue". Jewish Museum in Prague. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008.
- ^ Wallace, David (1998). "Preface". Anne's Bohemia; Czech Literature and Society, 1310–1420. Alfred Thomas University of Minnesota Press. p. xi.