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Beth Sholom Synagogue (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof. There is a doughnut-shaped annex south of the main building, designed by…

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1956

Elkins Park, Elkins Park, United States

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Frank Lloyd Wright

1867-1959 · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and mentoring hundreds of app…

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Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

foundation · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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