Great Synagogue of Plzeň
Velká synagoga
A Moorish Revival synagogue completed in 1893, Europe's second-largest and the world's third-largest, with a striking twin-towered red-and-white façade.
The synagogue can seat about 2,000 people and blends Moorish and Romanesque styles. Inside are finely painted vaults, an organ and decorations of the Ten Commandments. It now hosts concerts and exhibitions, and its gallery corridor displays the history of Plzeň's Jewish community and memories of the Holocaust. It survived World War II and reopened after restoration in the 1990s. Admission is about 150 CZK, and it is closed on Saturdays (the Sabbath). It is located at the southwest corner of the old town beside the ring park, about a 5-minute walk from Republic Square.
Opening hours
Approx. Apr–Oct, Sun–Fri 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Adolf Loos Interiors in Plzeň
- Patton Memorial Pilsen
- Puppet Museum
- Republic Square & Town Hall
- St. Bartholomew Cathedral
- Franciscan Monastery & Church of the Assumption
- West Bohemian Museum
- Plzeň Historical Underground