One of the oldest preserved synagogues in Europe is located in Cordoba, in the old Jewish quarter of La Judería. According to the inscription on one of its walls, the synagogue was built in 1315 under the direction of Isaac Moheba, although some scholars are inclined to believe that the foundation of the building was laid much earlier.

This building complex history. After the expulsion of large Jewish community of the country in 1492, the building housed a hospital. After almost a century, in 1588, the synagogue was turned into a Catholic chapel of St. Crispin. In 1884, during the repair work on the walls of the building were found inscriptions made in Hebrew and dated 1350. Then in 1885, the synagogue was declared a national historic monument.

In terms of the building has a square shape. To get inside, you must first go through a courtyard in which the body of water serving for washing of the feet. Upon entering the building, we immediately get into the chapel for men 6 meters in height, the eastern wall which is placed arch-closet where Torah scrolls were stored earlier. On the west wall of the building has an arch, which is based on the console - a place reserved for the reading of the Torah. The staircase at the east wall leads to the second floor, which housed the premises designed for women. All the walls of the building are decorated with openwork patterns and beautiful moldings made in the Mudejar style, arched windows arranged so that the space inside the greatest amount of light penetrated.