Synagoga Stara w Krakowie

This Gothic synagogue on Szeroka Street in Kazimierz dates from around the turn of the 16th century and is the oldest surviving synagogue in Poland. Its tall, two-nave hall of brick and stone once served as the religious and community heart of Kraków's Jewish congregation. The east wall joined the city's defensive walls, which gave the building a fortress-like role. Since 1958 it has housed a branch of the Kraków museum.