Synagogue Façade

View looking northeast at a detailed view the southern façade of the well-preserved synagogue at Baram.  This southern wall is the one that faced towards Jerusalem.

The central door of the façade is larger than the other two and is crowned by a counche and a wreathed lintel.  The decorative elements of lintels of the two side doors are different.  For a detailed view of the window above the left (west) door Click Here.

Note the light color of the building.  The darker grey upper portion was exposed to the elements over the years while the lighter lower portion was buried—until excavated.

There were eight columns that supported the roof of the porch.  The column on the left is basically a modern concrete construction.

The dating of these synagogues is much debated with dates ranging from the third century A.D. (unlikely) to the six century (more probable).