The Maisel synagogue was built between 1590 and 1592. Once the largest and most spectacular building in the Jewish ghetto of Prague, it is named after its founder, Mordecai Meisel. The synagogue initially served solely as a family prayer house and was only opened to the public after his death.

The Maisel Synagogue has not been used as a house of prayer since 1955 and has since become part of the Jewish Museum in Prague. It features a permanent exhibition on the history of the Bohemian Jews from the 10th to the 18th century. The exhibition includes a video projection of Langweil's model of 19th-century Prague, which can be seen in person at the City Museum of Prague in the Florenc district.

This allows visitors to explore the maze of streets from the original Jewish ghetto, including vanished synagogues and old Jewish houses, providing a vivid impression of the former Jewish ghetto before the redevelopment that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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