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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.