Synagogue of Lesko Photo

Photographer’s Note

Synagogue in the city of Lesko. It was built during the years 1626-1654. A unique combination of Late Renaissance features with defensive and religious functions, it bears a Hebrew inscription that reads: "This place overwhelms you with fear as it is God's house”. The synagogue was completely destroyed by Germans during the Second World War. For almost two decades after the way, it was neglected. It was renovated in 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. Since 1995, it has housed the Museum of Galician Jews. On a hill nearby, there is an extensive Jewish cemetery, one of the most impressive in the country. Many of its matzevot (tombstones), dating from the 16th century and exquisitely sculpted, are simply priceless. The oldest of them is from 1548.

snunney, Janice, Jonathan_Tree, LeeLoo, tedesse, JanD, BeBeHooker, swiatopelk777, robertosalguero, Ola_Kwiatek has marked this note useful

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pastadog (12821) 2008-08-17 0:40

Hi Mikolaj, nice POV from the side, colors well achieved - including sky, and excellent note. Somehow, this synagogue reminds me the "fortress" style I saw during travels in the area... regards, Daniel

raszid62 (3493) 2008-08-17 0:58

Cze¶æ
Budynek synagogi gro¼ny, wygl±da niczym zamek ¶redniowieczny. Pod wzglêdem technicznym bez zarzutu. Fajny kontrast kolorystyczny pomiêdzy ciep³ym odcieniem murów a b³êkitem nieba
Józek

Fis2 (46429) 2008-08-17 1:19

Hej Mikolaj!
Synagoga w Lesku "made in Mikolaj". Ciekawy kadr i kompozycja. Wykonanie poprawne technicznie jak zawsze.
Szcuneczek
Krzysztof

snunney (35476) 2008-08-17 1:28

Hello Mikolaj,
I like the upwards point of view and the pleasing tones and textures. Good capture of this interesting architecture.

Janice (4386) 2008-08-17 2:40

Hello Mikolaj
I like your POV here - looking up at the building like this.
It stands strongly against the blue sky, and the details of the dimishing plaster over the stones is interesting to see,
TFS
Janice

Jonathan_Tree (4803) 2008-08-17 5:51

Witaj Mikolaju!
Mocny wyrazisty kadr. Piekny kolor nieba. Ladne tlo. Poza tym dobra ostrosc.
Seredcznosci.

LeeLoo (5236) 2008-08-17 6:11

Dear Mikolaj Kawa!
Amazing point of view.
Wonderful perspective.
Good composition.
Nice sky.
Good sharpness.
Very good info.
TFS!

tedesse (13226) 2008-08-17 6:27

Witaj!
£adny kadr,dobry POV,piêkne kolory i dobra ostro¶æ.
£adna architektura i ciekawa wie¿yczka.
Dobra notka.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

jurek1951 (26156) 2008-08-17 8:50

Witaj Mikolaj,
dzieki wspanialemu niebu ladny kontrast daje kolor tej starej architektury,super perspektywa i kadr,pozdrawiam
Jurek

dario10 (2753) 2008-08-17 10:42

witaj Miko³aj
³adny kadr i super kolory,dobra ostro¶æ,jak zawsze poprawnie
pozdrawiam dario

JanD (15053) 2008-08-17 12:30

Czolem Mikolaj!
Synagoga, a wyglada jak forteca. Wszystko przez ten radykalny POV i takie, a nie inne, kadrowanie. Pewnie w rzeczywistosci synagoga ta jest mniejsze niz sie teraz wydaje. Mocne kolory. Podobaja sie.
Pozdrawiam.

tomi1 (1280) 2008-08-17 13:10

Oeiras,17-8-2008
Mikolaj Kawa
I read the description you do about the synagogue and in fact the second world war might damage it completely. With so many bombs being dropped it escaped. Regards. Domingos

hay_kes (28562) 2008-08-17 23:36

Hi Mikolaj,
Very interesting architecture.Great POV and perspective.TFS.
Pozdrav,

hAyAti

BeBeHooker (6032) 2008-08-19 7:46

Siema Mikolaju!
Bardzo monumentalna budowla. Wspaniala architektura. Dobry mocny i wyrazisty kadr. Imponujace niebo jako tlo.
Serwus!

swiatopelk777 (9308) 2008-08-20 1:55

Cze Mikolaju!
Swietna perspektywa. Swietny monumentalny kadr. Dobre kolorki, bardzo dobra ostrosc. No i notka, wiecej niz ciekawa.
Pozdro!

robertosalguero (110) 2008-08-25 8:23

Hi Mikolaj,

We went by this place but didn't stop to see the city. Very nice building and well composed image. The view is clear and sharp. Good colours and details to complement the quality of the image. Thanks for sharing.

Roberto

Ola_Kwiatek (2772) 2009-08-26 3:45

Podoba mi sie ujecie, mocno od dolu i bez dolu, podobaja mi sie czyste jasne kolory, ostrosc tez dobra, wiec nie moze sie nie podobac.
3maj sie