synagogues

Cordoba's synagogue was built in 1350. It is the only synagogue in Andalusia to survive the expulsion and inquisition of the Jews in 1492 and one of only three ancient synagogues left in Spain.

The oldest surviving Jewish site in Poland, the Old Synagogue was rebuilt after a fire in 1557. Badly looted during World War II, it has been restored and now houses a Museum of Jewish History.

The Bevis Marks Synagogue was established in 1701 and is the oldest synagogue still in use in Britain. The lavish interiors contain all of the original furnishings.

An Orthodox synagogue dating from 1887, the Eldridge Street Synagogue has been fully restored and is open to the public as a museum telling the story of Jewish immigrants to New York's Lower East Side.

This is all that remains of the Temple that was once the center of Jewish worship. The Western Wall Plaza is a vast, open-air synagogue that is the preferred place to pray for Jews worldwide.

The concrete Art Deco exterior of this early 20th-century synagogue hides an interior of exquisite stained-glass windows and light fixtures rumored to be from Tiffany's.

Founded in 1960 between two 19th-century synagogues, this award-winning museum tells the story of Jewish life in America, with special attention on the history of Judaism in Maryland.

Originally a church, this synagogue in Coptic Cairo was sold to Jews in 882. It was frequented by Maimonides and became a place of pilgrimage.

Dating from 1664, the Synagoga Izaaka is considered by many to be the most beautiful synagogue in Krakow. It now houses historic photographs and documentary films, including haunting newsreels taken b

This grand Ionic-style synagogue was built in 1665 by Sephardic Jews who had fled Spain and Portugal for tolerant Amsterdam. Still in active use, it is lit by large, low-hanging brass chandeliers.