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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Khaimovich, Boris, 2014

The top tier of the Torah ark is constructed as a pedestal for the double-headed heraldic eagle bearing the triple Habsburg crown. The eagle's claws grasp olive branches. Its beaks hold a chain connected to a red shield inscribed with the Tetragrammaton. The pedestal itself is decorated with a crown, a cartouche containing the inscription כ"מ (i.e., "Crown of Kingship"), and a dedicatory inscription. The inscription contains a cipher for 1861, the date of the Torah ark's creation. Two gilded figures of griffins flank the pedestal. The griffin on the left holds a shofar; the one on the right holds a trumpet or pipe.

Name/Title
Great Synagogue (Hoykhe Shul) in Botoşani – Main prayer hall – Vault decoration east side | Unknown
Object Detail
Detail of Torah ark top tier and plafond curtain painting
Settings
Unknown
Date
1883-1900?
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
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Community type
Congregation
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Location
Romania | Moldavia | Botoşani
| 18 Muzicanti St.
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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0
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Custom
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Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
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Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Documenter
Khaimovich Boris |
Author of description
Khaimovich Boris |
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
Yeshayahu Gruber | 2016
Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
A346017