Augusta Victoria compound

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The Augusta Victoria compound is a historic German Protestant complex on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, notable for its church, former hospital, and prominent bell tower overlooking the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural complex
hospital complex
religious complex
architecturalStyle Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Neo-Romanesque architecture
associatedWith German Empire
Prussia
surface form: Prussian monarchy

World War I history in Palestine
builtFor Wilhelm II, German Emperor
surface form: German Emperor Wilhelm II
constructionStartDate 1907
continent Asia
country Israel
currentUse cancer treatment center
nephrology and dialysis center
residence for clergy and staff
specialized hospital for Palestinians
denomination German Protestant
hasPart Augusta Victoria Church
Augusta Victoria Hospital
Augusta Victoria bell tower
administrative buildings
gardens
guesthouse
hasViewOf Mount Scopus
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem

Temple Mount
heritageStatus historic site
protected heritage complex
inaugurationDate 1910
locatedIn East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
namedAfter Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
surface form: Empress Augusta Victoria

wife of German Emperor Wilhelm II
notableFor panoramic views of the Old City
prominent bell tower overlooking Jerusalem
role in Palestinian healthcare
operatedBy Lutheran World Federation
originalFunction church and guesthouse for German Protestants
hospital
pilgrim hospice
ownedBy Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
religiousAffiliation Lutheranism
Protestantism
roofHeight approximately 50 meters (bell tower)
touristAttraction yes
usedAs British military hospital during World War I
administrative center during British Mandate

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Mount of Olives hasPart Augusta Victoria compound
At-Tur neighborhood near Augusta Victoria compound
this entity surface form: Augusta Victoria Hospital complex