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CityBaltimoreStateMD

Historical NameTemple Oheb Shalom

Year Built1960
Building TypeSynagogue

Address7310 Park Heights Avenue

Current NameTemple Oheb Shalom

Name of Builder 1WalterGropius

Name of Builder 2

Name of Builder 3

ListingNRHP Nomination, 1992

DescriptionDesigned in the more recent International style, the architect blends brick, concrete, and glass.

The floor in the sancutuary grades upward in a gradual sweep toward the Ark to convey the

feeling of ascent, which also insures unhindered vision. The same grid system motif in

Gropius' high-rise office and residential structures was used as an architectural element in the

Ark area.

StyleInternational

Bibliography

SignificanceThe association is with the famous architect, Walter Gropius, the founder of the International

Style of Architecture. Not a Jew, he fled Nazi Germany to find freedom of expression and

belief.

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