Today’s Mystery Photo is a classical statue in a great setting, with two flags flying above it. It might be somewhat remote, since not many people are in this scene. Now: where is it? Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and tell us in which town you live.
Few readers recognized the last Mystery Photo. Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex. wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is a shot of the main entrance to the Dohány Street Synagogue in downtown Budapest, Hungary. Sometimes referred to as The Great Synagogue, it was built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish-Revival style, and is based on Islamic architecture from North Africa and medieval Spain. It was the first Hungarian synagogue built on land owned by the Jewish community and it is the largest synagogue in all of Europe with a seating capacity of 3,000 and an additional 2,000 standing people.
The Hebrew inscription that is visible in the bottom of the mystery photo (over the main doorway), can be translated into English as ‘And they made me a temple and I lived among them.’ This is a reference to Chapter 25 of the Book of Exodus (from the Old Testament) where God gives Moses detailed instructions for worship, the end result of which is to build a sanctuary, or tabernacle, where the people can meet with God even in the midst of their desert journey. Specifically Exodus 25:8 states ‘And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.’” The photo came from Clair Danielson of Black Mountain, N.C., via Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
Also recognizing the photo were George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.
SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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