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Rose Window
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Rose Window
Circular pores or fenestrations with wedge-shaped slits covered by a thin diaphragm, located in the capillary walls of endocrine glands—e.g., pancreatic islet cells—which may be seen by electron microscopy and freeze fracturing techniques
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Oliver Smith, who designed stained glass for a number of area churches, conceived of the temple's glass wheel window with segments representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
Gallery chronicle by Panero, James / New Criterion
Located at Fifth Avenue and 65th Street, the soaring, clear-span Sanctuary of Temple Emanu-El rises to a height of six stories, embraces a floor area of more than 11,000 s/f (enough to accommodate some 2,500 worshippers) and is everywhere characterized by its gorgeous and expertly wrought decoration: from the mosaic tiles of the pillared Ark (which evokes the form of an open Torah scroll) to the lustrous, richly colored Wheel Window (designed by Oliver Smith).
$25m restoration restores splendor of Temple Emanu-El by Real Estate Weekly
 
 
 
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