High Synagogue (Kraków)
| High Synagogue (High Prayerhouse) | |
|---|---|
Synagoga Wysoka (Bóżnica Wysoka) הויכע שול | |
Synagogue, front façade (2025) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Ownership | Austeria Publishing House (since 2008) |
| Status |
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| Location | |
| Location | 38 Józefa Street Kraków, Kazimierz Małopolskie Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in Małopolskie Voivodeship | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°03′05″N 19°56′50.6″E / 50.05139°N 19.947389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Late Renaissance |
| Groundbreaking | 1556 |
| Completed | 1563 |
| Destroyed | 1939 (interior only) |
| Materials | Brick |
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.