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The precise construction date of the synagogue remains uncertain, though it predates the 6th century. In a sixth-century renovation, the northern wall (closest to Jerusalem) was opened, and a semi-circular apse to contain a Torah Ark was constructed. The floor level was raised and marble columns and a "breathtakingly beautiful" mosaic floor ...
Torah ark of the Dohány Street Synagogue, built in 1854. A Torah ark (also known as the hekhal , Hebrew : היכל , or aron qodesh , אֲרוֹן קׄדֶש ) is an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls .
Lille Synagogue, France.An eclectic hybrid with Moorish, Romanesque, classical and Baroque elements, 1892. Synagogue of the Kaifeng Jewish community in China. The ark may be more or less elaborate, even a cabinet not structurally integral to the building or a portable arrangement whereby a Torah is brought into a space temporarily used for worship.
Raquel Franklin, the architect, claimed that the building's Torah ark was influenced in its design by that of the synagogue of Shavel in Lithuania. “The double facade of Nidjei Israel is significant: it leaves the office building towards the street, with a Neo-colonial facade in line with the colonial surroundings of the Historic Center, and which surely followed the tax incentives offered ...
The Torah ark had the capacity to house 50 Torah scrolls and was built on two levels. It was flanked by four Corinthian columns surrounded by baroque woodcuts depicting flowers and birds. [ 3 ] The Ark, together with its ornamental gates, were taken from the Nikolayevsky Synagogue in Kherson , Russia, which had been used by Russian Jewish ...
Members were prosperous enough to begin banking money for synagogue expansions, and in 1919 the building was elevated to build a Talmud Torah school in the new basement. A women's gallery was added and the building was elongated to accommodate the growing congregation. At this time a new ark was also built. [1]
The Torah Ark in the synagogue. The synagogue was established by Sephardic immigrants from Greece who arrived in Safed during the sixteenth century. When Rabbi Isaac Luria arrived in 1570, he prayed in this synagogue [dubious – discuss] on the eve of the Shabbat. During the service, he was accustomed to leave the synagogue with his disciples ...
The 18th-century late-Baroque Torah ark and bimah feature the twisted Solomonic columns long popular in Italian synagogues. The doors of the ark feature the Ten Commandments in gilded lettering. The "elegant" [4] free-standing octagonal bimah is of carved wood with two sides open to allow access, [8] and an elaborately painted and gilded ...