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Tránsito Synagogue

Former 14th-century Jewish temple built by Samuel ha-Levi, now home to the Sephardic Museum. Inside, the large rectangular prayer hall keeps a wooden coffered ceiling inlaid with ivory, polychrome plasterwork with plant, geometric and heraldic motifs, pointed horseshoe arches and inscriptions in Hebrew and Arabic; an upper-floor gallery, open through lattices, was reserved for women. The sober exterior contrasts with the rich interior decoration. The museum tour, with accessible tactile elements, presents the legacy of Hispano-Jewish and Sephardic culture.

Things to do at Tránsito Synagogue: 5 missions

• See the hekhal from the galleryLook from the gallery, along the south wall, at the Torah ark, called the hejal by Sephardic Jews.
• Explore the Sephardic MuseumExplore the Sephardic Museum, which preserves the legacy of Hispano-Jewish and Sephardic culture.
• See the Great Prayer HallLook at the Great Prayer Hall, ornamented with small arches, polychrome friezes and heraldic motifs of the Crown of Castile.
• Walk through the Permanent ExhibitionWalk through the museum's Permanent Exhibition on the history of the synagogue.
• Take in the Mudéjar coffered ceilingSee the Mudéjar coffered ceiling of the prayer hall, together with the polychrome Nasrid-style stucco and the multifoil arches.

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