Jerusalem: Shrine of the Book

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Dublin Core

Title

Jerusalem: Shrine of the Book

Description

The Shrine of the Book is a museum built to house the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were discovered between 1947 and 1956. The unusual design for the dome was based on imagery from one of the scrolls, specifically the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness.

Creator

Chester Smolski

Date

1980-03-01

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph
Photograph

Identifier

0994

Smolski Image Item Type Metadata

City

Jerusalem

Country

Israel

Creator 1

Armand Bartos

Creator 1 Dates

1910-2005

Creator 1 Role

Architect

Creator 2

Frederick Kiesler

Creator 2 Dates

1890-1965

Creator 2 Role

Architect

Creator 3

Gezer Heller

Creator 3 Role

Architect

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Architecture -- Museum architecture;