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The Choral Synagogue
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Photo Information |
Copyright: Rimantas Kisielius (rimas)
(1192) |
Genre: Places |
Medium: Color |
Date Taken: 2013-08-30 |
Categories: Architecture |
Camera: Canon 10d, Canon 28-135 |
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/4000 seconds |
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Photo Version: Original Version |
Date Submitted: 2013-09-03 22:00 |
Viewed: 1407 |
Points: 2 |
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga) It is the only active synagogue that survived both the Holocaust and Soviet rule in this city that once had over 100 synagogues.
The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius was built in 1903 in a Romanesque-Moorish style.International donations and a small community of Jews in Vilnius support the synagogue. The synagogue holds services and is open to visitors. |
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Hi Rimantas
thoughtful image on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.
nice blue&white postcard. sharp details and fine lines.
shalom
tsilla