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Jewish Cemetery, as an emotive
memorial
(see p25)
. The
women's gallery was added in
the 18th century
(see p101)
.
Church of St James
The Baroque façade is awash
with cherubim and scenes from
the lives of saints Francis of
Assisi, James and Antony of
Padua. It's an active house of
worship, so gaze respectfully at
the mummified arm hanging
above the door inside
(see p74)
.
Moorish decoration, Spanish Synagogue
Church of St Nicholas
The Malá Strana church's
cartoon-like clock tower and
dome upstage its namesake
across the river. The splendid
Baroque sanctuary was meant to
impress Catholic sceptics of the
might of Rome
(see p82)
.
Cathedral of Sts
Cyril and Methodius
Nazi
Reichsprotektor
Reinhard
“The Hangman” Heydrich's
assassins
(see p106)
took refuge
in this Eastern Orthodox Cathe-
dral's crypt. The Gestapo executed
the bishop who sheltered them.
d
Resslova 9 • Map E5 • Crypt: open
Apr-Oct: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun; Nov-Mar:
10am-4pm Tue-Sun • Adm
Spanish Synagogue
The present Moorish building
with its opulent interior replaced
Prague's oldest synagogue after
the latter was razed in 1867. The
Conservative Jewish community
holds services here. It also houses
Jewish Museum exhibits, offices
and reference center
(see p101)
.
Pinkas Synagogue
The names of approximately
80,000 Czech victims of the
Holocaust cover the walls of this
house adjacent to the Old
Cathedral of Sts Cyril and Methodius
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zahrada
Hrad≤any
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