ModernistOpen to Public
Beth Sholom Synagogue
Elkins Park, PennsylvaniaCompleted 1959
About This Building
A translucent mountain of light — Wright's only synagogue.
Beth Sholom Synagogue was the only synagogue Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed. The building's translucent fiberglass and glass roof creates the effect of a glowing mountain of light at night. Wright described it as "a traveling Mount Sinai." The sanctuary seats 1,000 and the building remains an active congregation. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007.
Key Features
Wright's only synagogue
Translucent fiberglass roof
National Historic Landmark
Still an active congregation
Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1959
