Synagogue in Čáslav, Cultural monument in Nové Město, Čáslav, Czech Republic

The Synagogue in Čáslav is a neo-Moorish building with a rounded pediment, designed by Wilhelm Stiassny in 1899. Its interior features painted wooden panels, decorative capitals, and an ornate ceiling above the central nave.

The building was constructed in 1899 for the thriving Jewish community that had developed following emancipation in the mid-19th century. The community lost use of the building after 1939, and it later served as a storage facility and then as a municipal art gallery.

The building's Moorish-style interior keeps its painted ornaments, wooden coffered ceiling and women's gallery with 90 seats. The front arch now holds a window with a Star of David, installed in 2008; the towers on the front corners were destroyed under Nazi occupation and never rebuilt.

The synagogue stands on Masarykova Street north of Jan Žižka Square, in the Nové Město quarter. It is a protected cultural monument, not a working house of worship, so visits depend on the Dagmar Lieblová Foundation, which leased the building for 25 years and had its interiors repaired. The Jewish cemetery elsewhere in Čáslav is a separate site.

The front corner turrets and the Star of David in the main arch were destroyed under Nazi occupation and never rebuilt. A Star of David window was only returned to the large arch during the 2008 facade repair, and the building has been a protected cultural monument since 1988.