City of Jerusalem Sand Sculpture

  • Built by Members of Hope and Sand Sculpture Artist Todd Vander Pluym in 1986
  • Two stories tall, 160 tons of sand!
  • Featured in the Guiness Book of World Records, 1990
  • Featured in Smithsonian Magazine, August 1986



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with candles at night



constructing the sculpture

Pastor Mark preaching from sculpture Easter Sunday