Capernaum's most impressive ruins are those of a large and richly ornamented synagogue in the Roman style, built in the centuries after Jerusalem's destruction on the site of an earlier synagogue in which Jesus might have prayed.
The ruins of a Roman style synagogue are located in Capernaum.
The cistern measures 140 metres (460 feet) by 70 metres (230 feet); its vaulted brick roof is supported by a forest of columns topped by Corinthian capitals, 336 in all, set in 12 rows of 28.