Old New Synagogue | |
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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 | |
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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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