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elaelaela
Recent Activity
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October 13, 2010
elaelaela
has been to 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
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October 13, 2010
elaelaela
updated the 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
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October 13, 2010
elaelaela
has been to 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
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October 13, 2010
elaelaela
has been to 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
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October 12, 2010
elaelaela
added 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