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Sha‘ar Hashamayim Synagogue Dome
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When it was first built, the Sha‘ar Hashamayim (Gate of Heaven) Synagogue in Cairo was the largest building on the boulevard where it still stands. Built to resemble what was imagined to be the design…

Contributor:

Maurice Joseph Cattaui, Eduard Matasek

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Art, Synagogue, Temple, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
Photograph of domed ceiling covered with geometric shapes, including Stars of David.