Scola Levantina, Synagogue and religious museum in Ghetto Vecchio, Venice, Italy.

Scola Levantina is a synagogue and religious museum in Venice's Ghetto Vecchio featuring a distinctive layout with the shrine and central platform positioned on opposite walls. Red damask textiles and detailed woodwork enhance the interior, along with multicolored marble elements and decorative brass fixtures.

Founded in 1538 by Levantine Jews, the synagogue was reshaped during the 17th century with architectural contributions attributed to the Longhena workshop. This transformation established the distinctive structure visitors see today.

The name comes from the Levantine Jews who arrived in Venice between 1538 and 1561 from the eastern Mediterranean, mostly wealthy merchants trading spices and textiles. Services are still held here regularly, as in the Spanish Synagogue. The bimah by Andrea Brustolon stands on a high platform reached by semicircular stairs on both sides, with two spiral columns supporting a heavy sounding board.

The prayer hall is on the upper floor, reached by a staircase from the entrance hall; the women's gallery runs high along that hall. The Midrasz Luzzatto study room is to the right of the entrance, moved here in 1836. The sanctuary is over 4 metres high.

The Ark's brass gate was donated in 1786 by Rabbi Menachem, son of Mayon Vivante, as an inscription on it records. The Ark doors carry the Ten Commandments and the Hebrew date 5542, corresponding to 1782. The Ark's plainness contrasts with the florid Bimah opposite.