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Sinagoga de Santa María La Blanca - Toledo, Spain
The synagogue was designed and decorated by Mudejar architects (defined as Moors working on Christian soil on non-Islamic buildings) and the Islamic influence is readily apparent. The white interior features graceful horseshoe arches, ornamental horizontal moldings, and a forest of pillars supportin...
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Monuments in Toledo, Spain: Sinagoga de Santa Maria La Blanca. Cultural tourism in Castile la Mancha, Spain.
A Mudejar construction, built in 1180. It has five naves, separated by pillars on which rest beautiful horsehoe arches. It was turned into a church by the Order of Calatrava in the 15th century. Nowadays, however, it is no longer used as a temple. The church has wooden coffered ceilings, Plateresque...
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Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca, Toledo, Spain : Reviews of Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca - Yahoo! Travel
A uniquely beautiful building whose five naves are separated by stone columns supporting delicate horseshoe arches. The walls are starkly white. It most resembles a...
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Sinagoga de Santa Maria la Blanca
Dating back to the 12th century, Sinagoga de Santa Maria la Blanca is the oldest and largest of Toledo's eight original synagogues. In 1391, Jews were massacred at this site which reversed the years of religious tolerance of Toledo. Inside the synagogue are beautiful stone-carved columns and white h...
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Spain Pictures, Photo: Santa María la Blanca Church - National Geographic
In 1411, during the dark chapter of repression, the city's oldest synagogue was converted into the church of Santa María la Blanca. Muslims, Jews, and Christians had coexisted for 700 years until intolerance flamed; unconverted Jews were e...
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, many religions have lived together for centuries. Toledo therefore has religious buildings of various kinds. When I visited the go...
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