#rundbogenstil

[urielthegolem]

Synagogue in Ružomberok, Slovakia | Built 1880, reconstructed 2013-4 | In use til WWII | Style: Rundbogenstil | Currently used as a cultural center

Note from wikipedia: Rundbogenstil (round-arch style) is a 19th-century historic revival style of architecture popular in the German-speaking lands. It combines elements of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture with particular stylistic motifs. It forms a German branch of Romanesque Revival architecture sometimes used in other countries.

[imagesofnyc]

Tuesday, March 24th, 2026.

Sohmer and Company Piano Factory building.

Astoria, Queens.

[pisscorner]

Eek! I think they want to eat me!

[secondsofpleasure]

the grand old lady of locust street / 5.2022

The auditorium is graced by a large crystal chandelier, which measures 16 ft in diameter, and weighs 5,000 lb. When installed, the chandelier contained 240 gas jets, which were converted to electricity in 1900, and rewired in 1957. That same year, it was fitted with an electric-powered winch. It previously required twelve people working four-hours to lower it by hand. The fixture was restored to its original form and missing crystals replaced in 2008.

[urielthegolem]

Synagogue at 12 Ceriņu St. in Jūrmala, Latvia. Currently abandoned, it was built in 1904 and reconstructed in 1939. It served the Ashkenazi community, is in the Rundbogenstil architectural style, and is made of timber. The maroon eaves and window trimmings are still beautiful.