In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Ibn Danan Synagogue telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.

What you'll hear inside Ibn Danan Synagogue:

1
Main Prayer Hall
A rectangular hall housing the key liturgical features of the Sephardic tradition, its zellige, stucco and carved woodwork bathed in light from small windows, creating a deeply contemplative…
2
Women's Gallery
The upper-floor gallery of Ibn Danan Synagogue, screened from the main hall below by carved wooden lattices, where women would follow the religious services unseen from the floor below.
3
Mikveh (Ritual Bath)
Hewn from rock in the synagogue's basement and fed by natural water, this ritual purification bath is among the best-preserved of its kind in any Moroccan synagogue.
4
Torah Ark (Hejal)
The sacred focal point of the Ibn Danan Synagogue's prayer hall, housing the Torah scrolls in the Sephardic tradition known as the Hejal.
5
Bimah with Wrought-Iron Tevah
A raised platform at the heart of the prayer hall, crowned by a striking wrought-iron canopy of scrollwork, lattices and arches with clear Islamic influence.

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