Smíchov Synagogue, Synagogue in Smíchov, Prague, Czech Republic

Smíchov Synagogue is a former Reform Jewish synagogue at Stroupežnického 32 in Smíchov, Prague. Completed in 1863 in Romanesque Revival style outside and Moorish Revival inside, it received a Functionalist exterior in 1931 from architect Leopold Ehrmann. Its arcade bears Czech and Hebrew inscriptions from Isaiah and Zechariah.

The building was constructed in 1863 and later underwent a functionalist renovation in 1931 by architect Leopold Ehrmann. This renovation changed its interior spaces and adapted the structure to meet the needs of that time.

Above the arcade, a Czech quotation from Isaiah 57:19 reads "Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near"; on the western side a Hebrew verse from Zechariah 4:6, often cited by T. G. Masaryk, carries a gematrical value pointing to the year 5691 (1931). The former Reform synagogue, which had a pump organ and later an organ, is now an archive and reading room of the Jewish Museum in Prague.

The former synagogue stands at Stroupežnického 32 in Smíchov, Prague 5, on the left bank of the Vltava. The Jewish Museum in Prague uses the building as an archive and reading room, so it is not a regular sightseeing stop; researchers should arrange access with the museum in advance.

Two biblical quotations face the street above the arcade. On the north side, in Czech, Isaiah 57:19 reads "Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near"; on the west side, in Hebrew, Zechariah 4:6 reads "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit". The Hebrew letters carry the gematrical value 5691, the year 1931 of the Functionalist rebuilding.