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Yardenit Baptism Site

Year
1990s
Location
Jordan River, Galilee
Role
Architect
Yardenit Baptism Site

From the architect's notes

A pilgrim site on the Jordan, designed to accommodate large numbers of visitors while preserving the quiet of the river. The architecture mediates between holy and profane, between the river bank and the arriving busloads.

Drawings & photographs

Aerial view of Yardenit baptism site
'Yardenit' Baptism Site — air photo
Watercolour rendering of the Baptist Site — architect's concept
Baptist Site — architect's concept
Jordan River Baptism Site — landscape plan drawing
Baptism site and landscape plan
Postcard: pilgrims gathered for baptism at Yardenit, captioned 'Repent and be baptised'
Postcard — 'Repent and be baptised'
Postcard: white-robed pilgrims on the stone steps at Yardenit
Postcard — pilgrims at Yardenit