A Torah ark refers to an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.
Torah ark of the Dohány Street Synagogue, built in 1854.
Arks in the Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue in Old Jerusalem. The building was originally constructed in the 17th century.
Photograph of an aedicula (Torah Shrine) in the west wall of the synagogue at Dura-Europos (Salahiyeh) in Syria.
A mobile ark at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It has a place for prayer where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, choir performances, and children's plays. They also have rooms for study, social halls, administrative and charitable offices, classrooms for religious and Hebrew studies, and many places to sit and congregate. They often display commemorative, historic, or modern artwork alongside items of Jewish historical significance or history about the synagogue itself.
Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York City, U.S.
Princes Road Synagogue in Liverpool, England
Yusef Abad Synagogue in Tehran, Iran
El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia