Cyclorama of Jerusalem, Circular panoramic painting in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada

The Cyclorama of Jerusalem is a circular panoramic painting displayed inside a rotunda building in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, showing detailed scenes from ancient Jerusalem. The entire inner surface is covered with painted details that visitors view from an elevated observation platform positioned in the center.

The panoramic painting was created between 1887 and 1888 in New York under the direction of Paul Philippoteaux, with artists contributing from Paris, Chicago, and London. The rotunda building that houses it was constructed later and designated as heritage property in 2017.

The full title of the work is "Jerusalem on the Day of the Crucifixion". The panorama depicts the city at the moment of Christ's death, and among its scenes are the South Section of Jerusalem and the Tomb of Absalom. The cyclorama appeared in the 2022 film You Can Live Forever.

Visitors enter the rotunda building and climb to an elevated central platform to view the entire panoramic painting from inside. This central vantage point provides the best perspective to see all sides of the artwork at once.

The painting's full title is "Jerusalem on the Day of the Crucifixion". It was shown in Montreal in 1888 at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Urbain streets, on the site of today's Place des Arts, before being moved by boat to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in 1895, rolled around a 40-foot cylinder.