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• October 13, 2010 elaelaela has been to Old New Synagogue
  

  Praha, Czech Republic

  Old New Synagogue

  Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague

  In the darkness along the banks of the Maldau River near the city of Prague, Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel and his assistants fashioned a form in the mud. The year was 1580 and anti-semitic... »

  Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by ronin, Nicholas Jackson and others

• October 13, 2010 elaelaela updated the Musée des Arts et Métiers
  

  Paris, France

  Musée des Arts et Métiers

  France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments

  The Musée des Arts et Métiers houses one of the world's most outstanding collections of scientific and industrial instruments. Founded by anti-clerical French revolutionaries to celebrate the... »

  Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by Josh, Henry and 2 others

• October 13, 2010 elaelaela has been to Shakespeare and Company
  

  Paris, France

  Shakespeare and Company

  Bookstore serves double duty as "Tumbleweed Hotel"

  In 1951, an eccentric American named George Whitman opened a bookstore with the hope of creating a literary hub at the heart of Paris. George, a fervent communist, decided he would welcome all... »

  Odd Accommodations | Edited by Madiha Bataineh and Dylan

• October 13, 2010 elaelaela has been to Museum Carnavalet
  

  Paris, France

  Museum Carnavalet

  A peep into the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries

  Occupying two neighboring historical mansions, the Carnavalet Museum in Paris tells the story of Paris from its founding until the present. One of the mansions, known as "L'hôtel Carnavelet,"... »

  Museums and Collections | Edited by Madiha Bataineh, Dylan and 2 others

• October 12, 2010 elaelaela added Mary's Gone Wild Folk Art and Doll Baby Museum
  

  Mary's Gone Wild Folk Art and Doll Baby Museum

  Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art

  North Carolina artist Mary Paulsen says God has spoken to her twice. The first time, in 1996, he told her to build a village of houses for her collection of 6,000 dolls. The second time, in 1998,... »

  Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by elaelaela and Nicholas Jackson