Ave Maria Grotto

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Ave Maria Grotto is a four-acre park in Cullman, Alabama, featuring hundreds of miniature stone and concrete reproductions of famous religious structures created by Benedictine monk Brother Joseph Zoettl.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf park
roadside attraction
tourist attraction
affiliation Benedictine Order
alsoKnownAs Jerusalem in Miniature
area 4 acres
city Cullman NERFINISHED
country United States
county Cullman County NERFINISHED
creator Brother Joseph Zoettl
feature miniature buildings
miniature reproductions of religious structures
religious shrines
hasApproximateNumberOfMiniatures over 100
over 125
hasAttractionType grotto
miniature park
hasBuildingStyle eclectic
hasReligiousFocus Marian devotion
hasSignificance example of vernacular religious art
regional tourist landmark in Alabama
locatedOn grounds of St. Bernard Abbey
location Cullman, Alabama NERFINISHED
materialUsed concrete
stone
notableWorkOf Brother Joseph Zoettl
openedToPublicAs tourist attraction
operatedBy St. Bernard Abbey
region North Alabama
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
state Alabama
theme Christian religious architecture
tourismCategory folk art environment
religious tourism site

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alabama
containsHistoricSite

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