The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27


Sa~ lem of Bible times but 1t is
reproduction marvelously accurate, of the
Jerusalem that stands to-day on the site
in Palestine which for thirty-eight centuries
has been holy ground-revered alike by Jew,
Christian and Moslem.
Many remarkable things are being pre-
pared for the worlds fair, but none, says
a recent visitor to the grounds, seems like
ly to surpass this in any of the essential
elements of human interest. Here and there
throughout the grounds are reproductions
of celebrated buildings, such as have been
before at other expostions, though not in
such number and excellence of selection;
but here, for the first time in the world, a
city is being reproduced, and that city the
one of all the world most intensely inter-
esting to the people of Christendom.
1t is not panorama cyclorama; it is
an actual city, which is being built out
doors of wood and staff. and it is no toy
city, but is of actual size, so far the area
that is being rebuilt goes.
This reproduction of Jerusalem occupies
over eleven acres of land. 1t includes prac-
tically all the features of the Holy City
which are of deeply intimate interest TO the
Bible student and to any person to whom
the wonderful story of Jesus of Nazareth,
or the narratives of the Old Testament.
are of interest. When the worlds fair
opens nothing it is claimed, will be lacking
in 1.-The New Jerusalem" as this reproduc-
ton is called, to show life in the modern
city of the Great King as it really is. with
Moslem and Jew and Christian dwelling in
separate quarters, or mingling together in
the curious and quaint marts of trade. The
Tor lon no nv no
of Jerusalem, the Holy City. Arrangements
are being made whereby about one thou
sand inhabitants of Jerusalem will be
brought to st. Louis to take up their resi-
dence during the seven months of the ex
position inside this eleven-acre walled city.
Among these people will be Mohammedans,
Jews and Christians. each worshiping after
his own fashion and living his own life here
in the reproduced city, just as he lives and
worships at home.
Here the Mohammedan will find his sac
red mosque, the Jew his synagogue, the
Christian his church or chapel. Here each
will walk about familiar streets, dwell in
houses identical in pattern with those in
which they dwell at home and engage in
the same trades or other occupations that
engage their time and talents in the Holy
City.
HOLY CITY IN MINIATURE.
In short, for seven months of next year
this eleven-acre tract, densely built over
with houses will be Jerusalem trans
planted for the time IN the new world
The entire tract is being inclosed in a wall
of the dimensions of the actual wall of
Jerusalem. Wood and staff. instead of
stone, are used in the construction, but so
ceverly is the staff nodded and colored
that it closely resembles the real stone
round about" Jerusalem. The architect
visited Jerusalem personally and studied
with minute care the construction of the
walls, towers and interior dwellings and
other edifces which they were to repro
duce at st. Louis so that in all essential
respects the New Jerusalem viii be iden-
teal in appearance with its original.
Entering at the Jaffa gate, which is the
main entrance, the pilgrim finds himself
inside the walled city of Jerusalem. Be
fore him stretches the street of David the
widest thoroughfare in the city. On the
left side is the moat guarding the citadel
and on the right line of quaint houses,
while farther along on that side appear
two modern hotels, which are reproduced