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Scenes
   Alma in Wiener Neustadt (2015)
   Alma in Wiener Neustadt (2014)
   Alma in Prague (2011)
   Alma in Vienna (2010)
   Alma in Jerusalem (2009)
   Alma in Vienna (2009)
   Alma in Vienna (2008)
   Alma on Semmering (2007)
   Alma in Berlin (2006)
   Alma in Petronell (2005)
   Alma in Los Angeles (2004)
   Alma in Lisbon (2003)
   Alma in Venice (2002)
   Alma in Vienna (1996-2001)
 

Location - Panorama
   Locations 1996-2015
   2014-2015 Wiener Neustadt
   2013 Vienna
   2011 Prague
   2009 Jerusalem
   2008-2012 Vienna
   2007 Semmering
   2006 Berlin
   2005 Petronell
   2004 Los Angeles
   2003 Lisbon
   2002 Venice
   1996-2001 Purkersdorf

 
Venues
   Martinický Palác (Prague)
   The Russian Compound (Jerusalem)
   k.k. Post- und Telegrafenamt (Vienna)
   Kurhaus Semmering (Semmering)
   Crown Prince's Palace (Berlin)
   Castle Petronell (Petronell)
   Los Angeles Theatre (Los Angeles)
   Convento dos Inglesinhos (Lisbon)
   Palazzo Zenobio (Venice)
   Sanatorium Purkersdorf (Vienna)
 
 
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The Russian Compound (Migrash Ha-Rusim)

The Russian Compound was designed like a small town, including a church, a hospital, hospices, buildings for the Russian delegation and delegate, and large water reservoirs. The buildings were  hierarchically positioned with the most important structure, the cathedral, in the center. The buildings were made of huge slabs of Jerusalem stone, with flat roofs in the style of Italian architecture.

Russian Compound 1863
 
The new buildings in the Russian Compound: the Holy Trinity Cathedral, sorrounded by the mission (B), the hostel for men (C), and the hospital (E)

Read more about:
  > The Russian Pilgrims in the compound (1858-1917)
  > The compound during the British Mandate (1917-1948)
  > 60 years of the State of Israel (1948-2008)

Soon after their conversion to Christianity, the people of Russia began performing pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and by the 1800s the annual number of pilgrims reached into the thousands. The Russian Orthodox Church sent more pilgrims to the Holy Land than any other denomination, flocking annually to the Holy Land, mainly on Easter. Some even made the entire pilgrimage from Russia on foot. In the mid-19th century, the Russian Orthodox Church began expanding its influence in the Holy Land, and encouraged waves of pilgrims to make the journey to the holy places.

Christian European building had a major impact on the physical appearance and urban development of New Jerusalem. It was expressed both in compounds and in monumental buildings, which were intended to express power and national identity and to convey ideological message. The buildings were made of huge slabs of Jerusalem stone, with flat roofs in the style of Italian architecture.

Jerusalem