Temple Emanu-El (San Francisco)
The Temple Emanu-El ( Hebrew עִמָנו אֵל; Eng. "God is with us") is a synagogue on Lake Street, corner of Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco 's Presidio Heights district . It was built in 1926 in the style of Neo-Byzantine architecture based on designs by the architect Arthur Brown Jr. of the Bakewell and Brown company . The building owner was the Jewish Congregation Emanu-El . The previous building on Sutter Street was damaged in the earthquake of 1906 , but rebuilt in a reduced form.
The dome with terracotta bricks is 45 meters high and shaped the cityscape for a long time. The synagogue can hold up to 1700 visitors. The building is inspired by the Hagia Sophia . In the inner courtyard there is a cloister with open colonnades.
In 1927 the American Institute of Architects recognized the building as the most beautiful building in Northern California .
literature
- Fred Rosenbaum: Visions of Reform: Congregation Emanu-El and the Jews of San Francisco 1849-1999 , Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2000, ISBN 0-943376-69-6 ISBN 978-0943376691
- Fred Rosenbaum: Architects of reform: congregational and community leadership Emanu-El of San Francisco, 1849-1980 , Western Jewish History Center, Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, 1980
- Jacob Voorsanger: The Chronicles of Emanu-El , Spaulding Press, 1900.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Geographic Traveler, San Francisco National Geographic , ISBN 978-3934385603 , pp. 149-150
- ↑ The Little Black Book of San Francisco Marlene Goldman, pp. 157–158
Coordinates: 37 ° 47 '15 " N , 122 ° 27' 35.1" W.