Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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English: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a historic church within the Christian Quarter of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. The site is venerated as Golgotha (the Hill of Calvary), where Jesus was crucified, and is said also to contain the place where Jesus was buried (the Sepulchre).
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Distant view of the Dome
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Dome exterior, from Station IX ( Via Dolorosa), with Crosses left after walking the Stations of the Cross.
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Domes of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from its roof, Anastasis Rotunda (back) and Catholicon (front).
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Close up of the cross atop the dome.
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Entrance courtyard, with steps from St. Helenas's chapel (left corner).
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Main entrance, with Bell Tower in the middle.
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Bell Tower up close
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Entrance door
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Stonework over entrance of Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Holy Sepulchre entrance capitals.
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Chapel of the Agony of the Virgin at the corner of the parvis (courtyard)
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Chapel of the Agony of the Virgin
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Armenian Chapel of Saint John, Holy Sepulchre, in the courtyard (parvis).
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Chapel of Saint John, Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Close up of the windows of the Chapel of Saint John.
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The immovable ladder, a wooden ladder that hasn't been moved since the 18th century
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Location of the immovable ladder in the courtyard.
Eleventh Station
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Altar of the Nails of the Cross on the Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Eleventh Station)
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A detail of the Medici Altar at the Eleventh Station on Golgotha
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Altar of the Nails of the Cross, with Altar to Crucifixion to the left.
Chapel of the Crucifixion
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Altar of the Crucifixion in Calvary (Golgotha) (where Jesus was crucified), right after the main entrance in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Front view, Altar of the Crucifixion.
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Altar of the Crucifixion close up
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A monk at the altar
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Close up of the icon at Altar of the Crucifixion.
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Under the altar, there is the place where it is believed Jesus died on the cross.
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Pilgrims queue to touch rock of Calvary in Chapel of the Crucifixion
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Disc marking traditional place where Jesus' cross stood, under the altar.
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Our Lady of Sorrows statue in Golgotha, Holy Sepulchre.
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Golgotha cross-section.
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Calvary stone or Rock of Calvary (12th Station of the Cross) and icon on the left side of the Altar of the Crucifixion in Golgotha
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Holy Women and Angel at the Sepulchre, cover of the reliquary of the tombstone of the Holy Sepulchre. 12th century Byzantine artwork, now in Louvre.
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Stairway to Calvary (Golgotha), on the right after the main entrance in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
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Chapel of Adam directly under Chapel of the Crucifixion, the Calvary, where Jesus was crucified.
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Adams Chapel, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with the crack in the stone of Calvary (Golgotha).
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The crack in the stone of Calvary (Golgotha), as seen from the Chapel of Adam,
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The Stone of Anointing site, where Jesus' body was prepared for burial.
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The Stone of Anointing, Church of Holy Sepulchre, also known as The Stone of Unction
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The Stone of Anointing up close.
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People bowing at the Stone of Anointing.
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Vases above Holy sepulchre stone of the Anoiting.
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Vases, the Stone of Anointing.
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The Stone of Anointing from above.
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Murals facing the Stone of Anointing.
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Close up the murals showing scenes after the crucifixion.
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Wall above the murals.
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Entrance to the Edicule (Aedicule), the empty tomb of Jesus
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Side view of the Edicule
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Front view of the Edicule
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Crusader Graffiti in the Church of the holy sepulchre
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Statue of a woman praying, decoration of the Edicule, Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Incription above of tomb entrance
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View of the rotunda above the Edicule
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Edicule from above
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Dome over the Tomb of Jesus, in the Anastasis Rotunda
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Light coming from Dome.
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The Angel's Stone, a fragment of the stone believed to have sealed the tomb after Jesus' burial.
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Entrance to Jesus' Tomb.
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Vigil lamps hanging in the Chapel of the Angel, above the Angel's Stone, the first room in the Aedicule,
Tomb of Jesus, main chamber
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Actual Tomb Of Jesus
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The innermost chamber of the Aedicule, covered in medieval marble
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The icons in Jesus' Tomb
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Altar in the Tomb of Jesus.
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Altar inside the Tomb of Jesus.
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Golden vigil lamps hung in the tiny confines of the Tomb of Jesus
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Coptic Chapel, Behind the Holy Sepulchre.
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Holy Sepulchre Coptic chapel.
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Coptic chapel
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The Altar of Coptic Chapel.
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The Catholicon, on the east side opposite the Rotunda
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Prayer at the altar
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Catholicon chapel, with Throne of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in the Katholikon (right corner)
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The omphalos and the North wall of the Catholicon
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The omphalos upclose
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Ceiling of Catholicon at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Catholicon dome, Holy Sepulchre.
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Dome of Catholicon, and upper balcony.
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Dome of Catholicon at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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The "Christ Pantocrator" mosaic on the Dome of Catholicon.
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Exterior view of the Dome of Catholicon.
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Entrance to the "Holy Prison", or Prison of Christ, north-east side of the complex.
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View inside the prison
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People lighting candles inside the Prison.
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Passage to Chapel of Saint Helena, a 12th century Armenian church in the lower level of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Chapel of Saint Helena, Holy Sepulcher.
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St. Helena's Chapel, Holy Sepulchre.
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A monk at St. Helena Chapel.
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The altar and floor mosaic
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Noah's Ark in the floor mosaic.
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Dome above St. Helena's Chapel, Holy Sepulchre
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Dome of the chapel, opening at the Ethiopian monastery of Deir es-Sultan on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
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Archway near the Grotto of the Cross, Holy Sepulchre.
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St Helena holding the cross, in Chapel of the Finding of the Cross.
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Grotto of the Holy Cross, Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Chapel of the Finding of the Cross, Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Floor-level altar in Chapel of the Finding of the Cross, the place where Cross was found.
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Church of the Resurrection spot
Various Chapels
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Chapel of the Apparition of Jesus to his Mother, Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Altar of the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, the place where Mary Magdalene met Jesus after his resurrection
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Iconostases at the Chapel of John the Baptist.
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The Place where Maria Magdalene met Jesus in the Chapel of John the Baptist in the Church of the Holy sepulchre.
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Altar at Chapel of St. James
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Bishop's throne, Chapel of St. James, in the Church of the Holy Seplucher
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Chapel of St. James, Holy Seplucher
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Chapel of the Francs.
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Altar at Chapel of St. Longinus, up close.
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Marble canopy marking Station of the Holy Women.
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Chapel of the Division of the Raiment
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Chapel of the Forty Martyrs, venerating the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
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Chaple of the Sirians
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St. Anton monastery at the back of the church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Ethiopian Chapel of the Angel.
Other sites
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Chapel of the Division of the Raiment
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Side view of the Rock of Calvary on display in Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Christian Quarter, at the Coptic monastery of Deir es-Sultan on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
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Monk houses and bells on top the Holy Sepulchre church
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The Christian Quarter, Deir Es-Sultan
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Deir Es-Sultan, Coptic monastery on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Deir Es-Sultan, Ethiopian Orthodox monks' village on roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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A priest reading
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1149
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Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre, 1841.
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The interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, created in the first decade of the 12th century
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Tomb of Christ 1887.
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Church Of The Holy Sepulcher, 1885.
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19th century image.
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St Helena's chapel, 1903.
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Holy Sepulchre, the Tomb, early 20th century
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Side of the Holy Sepulchre