Beth Sholom Congregation (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

The Adath Jeshurun ​​Synagogue, is a synagogue of the Beth Sholom Congregation in Philadelphia.

She was born 1954, designed by architect Louis I. Kahn according to a plan by Frank Lloyd Wright in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia / Pennsylvania. The synagogue is at 8231 Old York Street / corner Foxcroft Street. It was built in the years 1958 until 1959.

The pyramid- like shape should be adjusted Mount Sinai. The roof is made of glass. The lighting of the interiors was accomplished by a special lighting, overall, the entire sacred building should look very transparent.

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