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There are 12,000 tombs, but probably close to 80,000 people are buried in the Jewish Cemetery (Starý zidovský hrbitov). The Jewish rite forbidding disinterment means that coffins have been buried on a dozen different levels. Both humble and illustrious Jews from the city's history are buried here, including Rabbi Loew (1512-1609), creator of the Golem that inspired Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel, and Mordecai Maisel (1528-1601), hero of the novel Night Under the Stone Bridge (1953) by Leo Perutz, financier for Rodolpho II.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide45 m - Cervená, Praha
- The Green Guide84 m - 23/3 Siroká, 110 00 Praha
- The Green Guide87 m - Červená 2, 110 01 Praha 1
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €186Kaprova 5 - Old Town Apartments145 m - 5 Kaprova, 110 00 Prague
- From CZK90Romantic Balcony Apartment in Old Town155 m - Maiselova 5 4th Floor, 110 00 Prague
- From €39Prague Central Exclusive Apartments163 m - Elisky Krasnohorske 9, 11000 Prague
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Where to eatnearby
- La Veranda€€MICHELIN 2021180 m - Elišky Krásnohorské 2, 110 00 Prague
- La Finestra in Cucina€MICHELIN 2021280 m - Platnérská 13, 110 00 Prague
- CottoCrudo€€MICHELIN 2021314 m - Veleslavínova 1098/2A, 110 00 Prague
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