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Synagogue Architecture of Latvia between Archeology and Eschatology [PDF]

Arts, 2019
Synagogue architecture during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century was seeking novel modes of expression, and therefore the remains of ancient synagogues that were being discovered by western archeologists
Sergey R. Kravtsov
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Exceptionally Jewish: Israeli Synagogue Architecture in the 1960s and 1970s

Arts, 2020
This article examines three exceptional synagogues designed in Israel in the 1960s and 1970s. It aims to explore the tension between these iconic structures and the artworks integrated into them.
Naomi Simhony
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The Medieval Synagogue of Molina de Aragón: Architecture and Decoration

Arts, 2020
The remains of a medieval synagogue, in addition to numerous fragments of plaster decoration, have been found as a result of the excavation work done at the Prao de los Judíos archaeological site in the town of Molina de Aragón (Guadalajara ...
Daniel Muñoz-Garrido
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The Polish Contribution to Egyptian Motifs in the Architecture of Synagogues

Studia Żydowskie, 2023
Egyptomania is a specific strategy related to the reception of the heritage of ancient Egypt and incorporation of Egyptian elements into various aspects of modern culture, such as art, crafts, literature, intellectual speculation, and others.
Leszek Zinkow
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Perceptions. The Unbuilt Synagogue in Buda through Controversial Architectural Tenders (1912–1914)

Arts, 2019
The unbuilt synagogue in Buda is an almost forgotten chapter in Hungarian architectural history which drew great attention between 1911 and 1914. It was discussed extensively by the contemporary press in the early 20th century and by architects in the ...
Éva Lovra
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Maribor Synagogue: Between Facts and Reinterpretation

Arts, 2020
Maribor Synagogue is one of the few preserved medieval synagogues in Central Europe. The renovation of the building between 1992 and 1999, undertaken by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, proved to be much more demanding ...
Janez Premk
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Handbook of Synagogue Architecture [PDF]

, 2018
Almost fifty years has passed since the publication of Marilyn J ...
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A 19th-Century Representation of Identity: An Evaluation of the Architectural Design of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue (Austrian Temple) in Istanbul

Religions
This article examines the impact of 19th-century Jewish emancipation on architecture through the example of the Yüksek Kaldırım Ashkenazi Synagogue in Istanbul.
Gülferi Akın Ertek
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Art Nouveau style buildings as a chance for the development of architecture in Novi Sad [PDF]

Turističko Poslovanje, 2022
By the end of the 20th century, a new specific form of tourism was presented to the world by the name of architourism. Architecture, in a general sense, is science and the art of projecting and shaping buildings or, i.e., interior and exterior ...
Mijuk Nenad
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Historical, non-existing synagogue in Przeworsk

Technical Transactions, 2021
The history of southeastern Poland is inseparably linked with the Jewish community that settled mostly in larger cities located near significant trade routes.
Mikrut-Kusy Agata
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