Monday, August 1, 2011

I find this very cool. It's a synagogue that look like a mosque. The reason is the Moorish muslims of Iberia were enlightened in their attitude toward other faiths, at a time when few other places made Jews feel safe, so the Jews that later came to Prague lived happily under the Caliphate of Córdoba
long enough to pick up a few architectural tricks.

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