The old Jewish cemetery in Josefov (the Jewish Quarter). For centuries, new burials were added on top of older ones, hence the jumble of headstones.
The cemetery is where those trees are on the left, so you can see how much higher than street level it is.
The Spanish Synagogue, the most impressive of the synagogues we toured. Prague once had a thriving Jewish community, but it was largely wiped out during the Holocaust. Today, the community numbers about 1,500. One of the synagogues in Josefov served as a memorial to those lost during World War II, with victims' names covering the walls.


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