The Old Jewish Cemetery was established in the first half of the 15th century. Along with the Old–New Synagogue, it is one of the most important historic sites in Prague´s Jewish Town.
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Prague Jewish Town
The present building is the work of the Horowitz family. In 1535 Aaron Meshullam Horowitz had it built between his house “U Erbů” and the site of the Old Jewish Cemetery.
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Prague Jewish Town
The Spanish Synagogue was built in 1868 on the site of the oldest Prague Jewish house of prayer (“the Old Shul”). It was designed in a Moorish style by Vojtěch Ignátz Ullmann and Josef Niklas.
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The Maisel Synagogue was built in 1590-1592 by the Mayor of the Jewish Town, Mordechai Maisel, who funded the extensive Renaissance reconstruction of the ghetto. The builders of this synagogue were Josef Wahl and Juda Goldsmied de Herz.
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Prague Jewish Town
Founded in 1906, the Jewish Museum in Prague is consistently the most visited museum in the whole of the Czech Republic. Its sites are located in the preserved area of the former Jewish Town in the historic centre of Prague, which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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Prague Jewish Town
From the 16th century the Vladislav Hall served particularly royal state purposes. It was the scene of coronation festivities and banquets, knights’ tournaments and markets with artistic and luxurious goods. The Vladislav Hall still partly fulfils the state function: the elections of the president of the Czech Republic and ceremonial gatherings connected with important days in the life of this country take place in it.
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Prague Castle
The dominant building in the Prague Castle complex and the seat of the Prague archbishop, St. Vitus is a three–aisled Gothic cathedral with a trio of towers.
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Golden Lane is situated between the Hradčany walls and the Old House of the Supreme Burgrave. Inhabited until the Second World War, the small houses are used today as galleries, shops and exhibition spaces.
The basilica was founded in 920 as the second Christian church in the Prague area and later became part of the Benedictine convent founded by Prince Boleslav II in 973.
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Prague Castle
The historical central part of the south wing of Prague Castle was the home to Czech princes and kings between the 10th and 16th centuries.
