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The august synagogue in Mainz, erected on Hindenburgstrasse in 1911–1912, included a central, circular nave with a large dome and side wings housing a weekday synagogue, community rooms, wedding hall…
Contributor:
Willy Graf
Places:
Mainz, Germany
Date:
1911
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Though construction ended in 1888 after eight years, the neo-Byzantine and Moorish revival Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg was not consecrated until 1893. The grand, imposing building, which…
Contributor:
Leon I. Bakhman, Ivan I. Shaposhnikov
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1893
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This painting exemplifies the decorative plaques that sometimes adorned the eastern walls of synagogues to commemorate the glory of the Temple in Jerusalem and indicate the direction of prayer. In…
Contributor:
Netanel Leichter
Places:
Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1898