High Synagogue (Kraków)

It was called the High (or Tall) Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city. It was built in 1556-1563. It appears to be in a Renaissance manner with certain modifications common north of the alps(most notably the tracery, which resembles that of St-Pierre in Caen ). It was the third synagogue to be erected in Kazimierz. Originally, the prayer rooms were located on the second floor above ground floor shops. The interior walls of the sanctuary feature paintings of scenes in Jerusalem , including the "Tomb of the Israelite Kings," " Western Wall ," and a handsome pair of lions in the women's gallery. During the occupation of Poland in World War II , Nazis stripped the interior of all equipment. The ceiling and roof were destroyed. At present only the stone niche for the Aron Kodesh and the wall-paintings uncovered early in the 21st century by art conservation remain. Gabled-windowed top floor, synagogue ceiling and roof were renovated in 2008 as part of the ongoing repairs. The High serves as a Landmark Conservation building. Since 2005 it has been open to visitors. Photographic and other exhibitions about customs and traditions of the Jewish community of the interwar period are staged indoors. High Synagogue (Prague) was modelled after the Krakow`s High Synagogue.

High Synagogue is an inactive Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz District of Kraków , Poland . It was called the High (or Tall) Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city, or because the prayer hall was upstairs. In the second half of the 16th century, a wealthy merchant known only as Israel, proposed to King Sigismund II August his request for permission to set up a synagogue. He obtained the agreement and in 1563 he started construction. Other sources state the construction date to the years 1556-1563. According to one hypothesis, the synagogue was built by emigrants - Sephardic Jews, perhaps from Greece or Italy. It appears to be in a Renaissance manner with certain modifications common north of the alps (most notably the tracery, which resembles that of St-Pierre in Caen ). It was the third synagogue to be erected in Kazimierz. The prayer rooms were located on the second floor above the ground floor shops. The interior walls of the sanctuary featured paintings of scenes in Jerusalem , including the "Tomb of the Israelite Kings," " Western Wall ," and a handsome pair of lions in the women's gallery.

Former synagogue in Kraków, Poland High Synagogue is an inactive 16th-century Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the Kazimierz District of Kraków , Poland . Also known as the "Tall Synagogue", the name corresponds to its height or, alternatively, because the prayer hall was situated upstairs. It is the tallest synagogue in the city and is an example of Late Renaissance architecture .

Former Orthodox synagogue, now museum, in Kraków, Poland The High Synagogue ( Polish : Synagoga Wysoka ) was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , also known as the Tall Synagogue (corresponding to its height), located at Jozefa 38 Street, in the Kazimierz district of Kraków , in the Małopolskie Voivodeship of Poland . Completed in 1563 in the late Renaissance style, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when its interior was destroyed by Nazis in 1939. Renovations of the synagogue occurred in 1863; and during 1970 and 1971. Since 2005, the former synagogue has operated as a Jewish museum . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .