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<br />IV. CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES OF TEMPLE B'NAI ZION <br /> <br />The following list the pre-eminent character defining features of Temple B'Nai <br />Zion: <br /> <br />A. MAIN SANCTUARY <br />Copper clad triangular roof <br />Broad expanses of glass, separated by mullions, center bay <br />Portico extending across the main entrance of the sanctuary composed of <br />sculptural columns of pyramidal shapes <br />Randomly coursed stone making up the walls of the sanctuary <br />Stained glass window with an abstract pattern, opposite of entrance <br />Buttresses composed of steel terminating In truncated pyramidal shape <br />"Gun-Slit" windows, regularly spaced along the sides of the sanctuary <br /> <br />B. PORllCO <br />Sculptural columns of pyramidal shapes <br />Flat. copper roof <br />Wooden overhang with dentils <br />Planked wood on underside of flat roof <br /> <br />C. MEMORIAL TOWER <br />Concrete coated steel beams <br />Wide concrete supports <br />Thin concrete beams defining the design of the tower <br />The Star of David fabricated in metal surmounting the tower <br /> <br />D. CONNECTOR (not included In the recommendation for designation) <br />Coarse aggregate concrete exterior wall <br />Low-sloped roof <br />Randomly coursed stone exterior wall <br /> <br />E. COMMUNITY CENTER (not included in the recommendation for designation) <br />Coarse aggregate concrete exterior wall <br />Slit stained glass windows on the north and west elevations <br />White stucco on exterior wall <br /> <br />16 <br />