Monday, January 01, 2007

Tobacco Synagogue in Budapest

Golden Star of David on the ornate canopy that is hanging over the pulpit at Dohany Synagogue in Budapest, which was built between 1854-1859.
Picture is courtesy of "canonsnapper" who published it on Flickr.

Ceiling of Askenazi Synagogue

There’s an orange Jewish Star o on the ceiling of the Ashkenazi Synagogue in Istanbul. At first sight I thought circles of Stars of David surround it but looking more closely I found out that pentagrams surround it. Anyhow the design is unique and I like it a lot.
Picture is courtesy of "canonsnapper" who published it on Flickr.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Askenazi Synagogue, Istanbul

Red Jewish Star appears on a stained glass window of the Askenazi Synagogue in Istanbul, which was constructed by Jews of Austrian origin.
Picture is courtesy of Michael Summers  ("canonsnapper") who published it on Flickr. 
To me it looks like a Photoshop design of the full moon after the visit of an Israeli astronaut.

Krijtberg church, Amsterdam

Hexagrams surrounded by circles carved on the facade of the Roman Catholic Krijtberg (Chalk Hill) church on Singel street in Amsterdam. Also called : St. Franciscus Xavierius; built by Architect Alfred Tepe, 1881-1883 on a Jesuit hidden church which was founded in 1654
CC picture by David Silverline from Flickr 

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Alcazar

Alcazar solomon's sealHexagrams as part of Moorish tiles pattern in an Alcazar in Salamanca or in Sevilla, Spain.
Photo is courtesy of Katie Hill who published it on Webshots.

Styles and Tiles

Picture is courtesy of "TheAdnostic" from Flickr and it shows Stars as part of a complicated pattern of Solomon’s seals on the walls of the alhambra in Granada, Spain.I already wrote about the late influence of the Moorish style, but this seems to be the original.

Rare Haircut

Jewish Star  haircut on Michael Shostack's head. Michael ("Halting Point") published this photo on Flickr