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Maisel Synagogue
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. The original building was seriously damaged by fire in 1689 and
was then renovated in the Baroque style. In the end, it was considerably
rebuilt to a pseudo-Gothic design by Prof. A Grott in 1893-1905. All
that remained intact of the original Renaissance layout was the groundplan
of the tripartite central hall with the upper-storey women´s section.
The Maisel Synagogue is currently used by the Jewish Museum as an exhibition
venue and depository.
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