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Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland
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The mannerist and baroque Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland, was built in 1642. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and in the years following, but was restored in the 1970s, including its…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)

Date:

1642

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual object, Aesthetics, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Religion & Theology
Photograph of carved doorway set in wall with curtain across it, surrounded by candelabra, Hebrew writing on wall, and chandelier in forefront.
Arad Sanctuary
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The Arad sanctuary today exists in ruins (image on left), and scholars have attempted its reconstruction (right). The sanctuary included a building with a broad hall approximately 35 feet (10.5 m)…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIA–IIB, 9th–8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Scholarship, Archaeology, Temple, Cities, Sacrifice

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Religion & Theology
Photograph of ruins of stone buildings.