1media/12 Exterior with protrusion of Ark niche_thumb.JPG2020-12-14T12:30:02-08:00Queens College Special Collections and Archivese5d75124350046eec0e648a38e4b73292f02c4b0377131The large marble ehal (Ark) built against the interior east wall opened into recess deeper than the wall thickness, which is expressed architecturally on the exterior as an apse. It is in this space that the sacred Torah scrolls are stored.plain2020-12-14T12:30:03-08:00Queens College Special Collections and Archivese5d75124350046eec0e648a38e4b73292f02c4b0
The large marble ehal (ark) built against the interior east wall opened into a recess deeper than the wall thickness, which is expressed architecturally on the exterior as an apse. It is in this space that the sacred Torah scrolls are stored.