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Date
3-1980
Description
The Basilica of the Agony was designed by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi. It is also known as the Church of All Nations because the construction of the church was funded through donations collected from many countries. Each of the donating countries is honored by incorporating her coat of arms of each into the ceiling design.
The location of the church is believed to be the site where Jesus prayed alone in the garden on the night of his arrest, and the interior of the church is dark to match the mood of the site. The building’s facade is stylistically mixed. It is supported by Corinthian columns borrowed from antiquity, but a mosaic, bubble domed roof and thick columns are characteristic of the Byzantine style.
Further up the hill, behind the Basilica of the Agony in this photograph, is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was designed by Russian architect David Grimm and completed in 1886.
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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1884-1960
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Creator 3 Dates
1823-1898
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
religious buildings, architecture, modern
Notes
http://www.arxitecture.org.uk/arx47.htm
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http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2000/3/Jerusalem-%20The%20Basilica%20of%20the%20Agony%20-Church%20of%20Al
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grimm_(architect)
(accessed October 11, 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Maria_Magdalene
(accessed October 11, 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives
(accessed October 11, 2011)
http://www.jerusalem-mission.org/
(accessed October 11, 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_All_Nations
(accessed October 11, 2011)