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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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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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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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Arts, 2020 This paper discusses the design and symbolism of a hitherto unpublished work by the artist Arthur Szyk (1894–1951), an ark for the Torah which he designed for the Forest Hills Jewish Center of Queens, New York, and which was dedicated in 1949.
Susan Nashman Fraiman
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Arts, 2020 The construction of the Great Synagogue in Stockholm during the 1860s initiated Jewish communal debates on the position and public presence of Jews in the Swedish pre-emancipatory society.
Maja Hultman
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2020 The hometown of Jesus, Nazareth, is an international center of Christian pilgrimage that has capitalized on showcasing its sacred sites. Architect Antonio Barluzzi was commissioned to design Nazareth’s modern Basilica of the Annunciation in 1954, and a ...
Naomi Simhony
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