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“ is being built with materials which can be used for decades to come, not just years to come.” Robbins of the Seventy, Executive Director of the Media Services Department. The re-creation of sections of the Holy City was authorized by the First Presidency in January 2010 and has been under construction since November 2010. Outside the set is an area modified to look like the Garden of Gethsemane, where filming will re-create the scene of the Savior's Atonement amid the shadows of olive trees. View a photo gallery of the Jerusalem set. In some cases, computerized visual effects will fill in details the set does not accommodate, such as the temple proper and the topping of courtyard obelisks with large menorahs. Project executive producer and production designer John Uibel said filming on the set will be more realistic than filming on location in Israel because the look of Jerusalem has changed so much since Christ’s time.Īreas of importance-the Court of the Women, the pool of Bethesda, the inn where Mary and Joseph sought shelter, the house of Caiaphus-are represented and are also versatile enough to be used for other scenes.

Portions of nearby Utah Lake will stand in for the Sea of Galilee.Īs a representation of the most significant city in biblical history-Jerusalem-the set features worn doorways, crumbling walls, stone-covered facades, pillared courtyards, and weathered wooden beams. The small town of Goshen, population less than 1,000, was chosen because of the surrounding area’s similarity to Jerusalem’s geography-rolling hills, plains, groves of cedar trees, sand dunes, and a stream. It covers an area about the size of a football field and will be first used to create the New Testament Scripture Library Project-a series of vignettes portraying important scenes from the life of Jesus Christ and the Apostles. It is not a replica of Jerusalem, but a re-creation of important locations in the city. The new set is located on the LDS Motion Picture Studio South Campus in Goshen, Utah, less than 60 miles south of Church headquarters in Salt Lake City. The recently dedicated Jerusalem Movie Set built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be used in producing Church films is in its final stages of completion and nearing the time when it will be used for filming. Visit Newsroom for additional information.Read: 'LDS Motion Picture Studio Seeks Actors.'.Read: 'Bringing a Piece of Jerusalem to Utah.'.

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