the Moorish, the Assyrian and the Egyptian, but these fortunately have generally been abandoned when they were found to be inelastic and unsuited to dissimilar climatic conditions and to different building materials. In going over the field of recent endeavor, it would seem that the styles selected by architects have narrowed down to only two-a free interpretation of the classic, or some form of the Byzantine. Each type has produced interesting and successful examples. There are many arguments in favor of each, but only time can tell which one will survive, or if indeed either will be final. 69. PLAN OF TEMPLE RODEPH SHOLOM, PITTSBURGH, PA. This question of style relating to American synagogue construction is inseparable from the general question of a distinctive American style of architecture, and has been the topic for great discussion during the past years, and it is indeed today, still far from final solution. |