The Role of Visual, Semantic and Sensual Aspects of Architecture in Perpetuating the Memory of the Past – the New Synagogue in Mainz
Thanks to its expressive form, the New Synagogue and the Jewish Community Centre in Mainz erected in 2008–2010 is a powerful sign in the urban space, creating a sort of aesthetic energy of the place. Its shape and influence results from the special synergy of an ultra-modern form and content deeply...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Lodz University Press
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Philosophica |
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| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/philosophica/article/view/6223 |
| Summary: | Thanks to its expressive form, the New Synagogue and the Jewish Community Centre in Mainz erected in 2008–2010 is a powerful sign in the urban space, creating a sort of aesthetic energy of the place. Its shape and influence results from the special synergy of an ultra-modern form and content deeply rooted in tradition. Serving particular functions, the building at the same time becomes an important urban art piece, determining and defining identity of the place. |
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| ISSN: | 0208-6107 2353-9631 |