Syria Mosque

1945/1965

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Syria Mosque
  • Title
  • Syria Mosque
  • Creator
  • Brady Stewart Studio, Inc.
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B002.F37.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B002.F37.I01
  • Description
  • The Syria Mosque, located at Bigelow Boulevard in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Huehl, Schmidt & Holmes in 1915. The temple, built for the Shriners, officially opened on October 23, 1916, at a cost of $750,000. This building served as an auditorium that was long the home of the Pittsburgh Symphony and was used for operas and plays. The architecture was generally Syrian Arabic in two shades of brown brick and terra cotta, with striping that has caused it to be compared to a very large mocha torte. The Haughty bronze sphinxes are by Giuseppe Moretti. The building was demolished in 1991.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Syria Mosque (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Music-halls--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
    Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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