Gate and Church of the Holy Sepulchre 3/30/02 Old City
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This is us just outside the Damascus Gate In the bottom right of the picture, you see part of the Arab Shuk (open market) |
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| This is the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre entrance. This is the Church that was built over Golgotha where Jesus was crucified and buried. The window on the far right of the picture is actually atop Golgotha. We walked up stairs inside to see it. |
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This is the Anointing stone where it is believe Christ's body was laid to be prepared for death. People today place items on the stone to have the blessed. |
This is the outside of the tomb of Jesus. It is very ornate with many candles and lanterns placed around it. We were able to walk inside the tomb where in the first chamber there is a glass encased piece of what is said to be the stone that covered the tomb and was rolled away. Then there is another chamber where the tomb is. |