I visited Jerusalem on a recent trip with coworkers. Although I’m not religious, it was still a neat experience. Lots of history. My photos follow.
Note the bullet holes.
One of the first things I saw in old Jerusalem, a statue of King David (whose reputed tomb I also saw).
Vaulted ceilings in the upper room.
When the Muslims rebuilt the upper room, they added this inset, which has a formal name that I forget.
Some recent Pope donated this for placement in the upper room of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Some Arabic lettering in the rebuilt upper room in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
A pillar in the upper room of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Pillars in the old marketplace.
A mosaic map of Jerusalem.
In the distance you can see many many graves.
The city from outside the wall.
The wailing wall at a distance.
The wailing wall.
A market.
A marker showing one of the stations of the cross. This is probably one of the ones where Jesus is supposed to have stumbled.
One of the stations of the cross. I forget which one and what it says.
Another station. There were too many stations. I forget what each one was.
Another station of the cross. This is the hand of Jesus where he touched the wall as he made his ignominious progress through the streets of Jerusalem.
I may have it wrong, but I’m thinking this is Pontius Pilate’s tower.
This is the Greek Orthodox corner of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. People kneel down in the middle and kiss the area where the blood of Jesus is supposed to have dripped down.
The ceiling above the tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Another shot of the tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Pillars in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in the room surrounding the tomb.
One of many altars in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
One of many altars in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
This is supposedly the tomb in which Jesus was buried/found, with a building erected around it inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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