Architecture

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings building, rotunda with Christ statue

Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings Building [English]
Billings Hospital Administration Building [English]
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings building, Christ statue

Architecture

The Christ statue is an exact copy of Bertel Thorwaldsen‘s Christus Consolator, located at the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark. The statue is made of Carrara marble and was donated by William Wallace Spence in 1896.

structure overview
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings Building
architectural element(s)
statue, rotunda, entrance hall, cupola
material
marble
artist
Bertel Thorvaldsen

Architecture: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings Building

built
1889
culture
US American
style/period
Queen Anne Revival
work type
hospital, administration building
architect
John Rudolph Niernsee, Edward Clarke Cabot

Specifications

height
3.20 m

Specifications: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Billings Building

height
19.5 m
stories (above ground)
5

Geography

America » North America » Northern America » United States of America » Maryland » Baltimore » East Baltimore » Dunbar-Broadway
local language location name
Baltimore, United States of America [English]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,888 × 5,832  pixel
32.9 × 49.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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