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The Athenaeum is a gallery of fine arts and a performance venue in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is also home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association since 1964. [3] The building is an important example of Greek Revival architecture. [4] The Athenaeum has a long history and has served several purposes during its lifetime.
The statue reached Alexandria in early 1861, just before the outbreak of the American Civil War. [19] It remained on display in Alexandria until the summer of 1863, when it was moved to Richmond, Virginia. [19] The statue was destroyed in the fire which occurred as Richmond surrendered to the Army of the Potomac on April 3, 1865. [19]
The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia.Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
The congregation was established by approximately forty Jewish families living in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 4, 1859. [2] The congregation went by the name Beth El Hebrew Congregation or the alternative name of Hebrew Congregation of Alexandria. [2]
As of 2017, only 12 Jews currently live in Alexandria. [5] [25] In February 2020, 180 Jews from Europe, Israel and the United States arrived in Alexandria to attend religious ceremonies at the historic Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue, which was renovated by the Egyptian government as part of a program to protect Jewish heritage sites. [26]
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The Washington D.C. Temple (originally known as the Washington Temple, until 1999), is the 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Located in Kensington, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., and near the Capital Beltway, it was the church's first temple built east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple was completed in 1846.