Kraków · Lesser Poland
At the High Synagogue, we find ourselves looking above the ground-floor doors. The photographs give us a reason to read the building’s name quite literally, then find out why its prayer room was placed upstairs.
Synagoga Wysoka
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Before your visit
Read the guide for how we’d spend time here, with practical details and links to current visitor information.
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Poland · History · Churches & synagogues
Explore the High Synagogue exterior through our Kraków photographs, with its upstairs prayer-room origins, wartime damage and present visiting restriction.
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Our views of High Synagogue, with the capture date and a caption beside each photograph.
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Tall synagogue frontage among the townhouses. High Synagogue.
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Corner frontage and pavement visitors. High Synagogue.
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Upper windows above the lower doorway. High Synagogue.
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Street beside the synagogue. High Synagogue.
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