Group Hopes to Resurrect 128-Year-Old Cyclorama of Jerusalem, Near Quebec City

Group Hopes to Resurrect 128-Year-Old Cyclorama of Jerusalem, Near Quebec City
Pierre Blouin sits inside the Cyclorama de Jerusalem, in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, Que., on Sept. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The last cyclorama in Canada has been hidden from public view since it closed in 2018, but a small group of people are hoping to revive the unique Quebec-based attraction.

The Cyclorama of Jerusalem—a 360-degree painting 14 metres high by 110 metres around—has sat across the street from the renowned basilica in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, northeast of Quebec City, since 1895. The panorama depicts what the city of Jerusalem may have looked like at the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus.