Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

3-1980

Description

Seen in the distance amongst the ruins is Mount of Olives, also known as Har HaZeitim, in Jerusalem. The hill is 2,900 feet tall consists of 3 summits with a tower on each. The hill is one of the city’s most religious places and acts as the main burial place for the citizens of Jerusalem. It is believed that the Messiah will appear at the Golden Gate of the Old City and resurrect the dead buried on the Mt. of Olives burial grounds. Some of the key architectural points on this 2 mile stretch of hill include the Dome of the Ascension, the Garden of Gethsemane (including it’s olive trees), and the Church of Mary Magdalene.

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http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vie/Jerusalem3.html#Olives

(accessed 1 Nov 2011)

http://www.bibleplaces.com/mtolives.htm

(accessed 1 Nov 2011)

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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.

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Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, religious architecture, historic

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