Synagogue in Slaný, Cultural monument synagogue in Slaný, Czech Republic

The Synagogue in Slaný is a two-storey building on an east-west axis in Fričova Street, built in 1865 in Moorish style with Neo-Romanesque elements. The west portal is framed by columns with the Ten Commandments above the door; the prayer hall is now divided into two floors and offices, but a vaulted ceiling with stucco stars survives, painted a single blue by 2020.

The building was constructed in 1865, when the Czech lands experienced a period of growing religious freedom. This era allowed the Jewish community to establish their place of worship with artistic ambitions.

The synagogue reflects the presence of the Jewish community in Slaný, with its architecture and interior space linking religious traditions to local life.

The former synagogue stands in Fričova Street, about 100 metres northeast of Masaryk Square in Slaný. Since 2013 the building has housed a Police of the Czech Republic station, so the former prayer hall is divided into offices and is not open to visitors; the west portal with its columns, the Ten Commandments above the door and the round gable window can be seen from the street.

The prayer hall's vaulted ceiling still carries small plaster stars, once painted in different colours but now coated a single shade; by 2020 the police reported it was entirely blue. The building has housed a Police of the Czech Republic station since 2013.