The Davidson Center. |
The Temple Mount with the occulus of the Davidson Center in the foreground. |
The main entry to the Davidson Center. |
Davidson Center Director Yuval Baruch speaking with a group of guides. |
The primary exhibition space. |
The primary exhibition space. |
Detail of one of the exhibits. |
The auditorium of the Davidson Center. This space is used primarily
to showcase the high definition film produced by Telemedia (Nissan
Belkin, director), but can also be used to show the real-time model. |
A brass model of present-day Jerusalem. |
The interactive classroom. |
Archaeologist Ronny Reich talking with guides in the interactive classroom
(the real-time model can be seen on the screen behind him). |
Visitors can review the Jerusalem Archaeological Park website at kiosks
featuring SGI equipment. |
Leaving the Davidson Center to explore the excavations. |
The Davidson Center. |
Bill Davidson (Davidson Center benefactor), Chief Rabbi Bakshi Doron,
and Moshe Katsav (President of the State of Israel) at the dedication
ceremony; Jacob Fisch (IAA Director of External Affairs) with his
back to the camera. |
Archaeologists Gideon Avni and Ronny Reich with Urban Simulation Team
member Lisa Snyder at the dedication. |
NOTE: The Ethan and Marla Davidson Exhibition and Virtual Reconstruction Center was officially dedicated on Tuesday, April 17, 2001. The Center is located within the foundation walls of an Umayyad Palace in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. The following images are not for publication.
After touring through museum rooms displaying the history of the Temple Mount complex, visitors have the opportunity to explore the real-time model on a 64-bit dual-processor Silicon Graphics Onyx2 InfiniteReality3 computer in the center's interactive classroom. They are also shown a short high-definition digital video that combines footage from the model with images of the Temple Mount as it stands today.
For more information, please refer to the Jerusalem Archaeological Park website. Additional information is also available from SGI's press release and feature story