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Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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The old city of Jerusalem. The walled city is holy to three religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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The walls of the old city. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel51841.jpg) |
Jerusalem is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50795.jpg) |
The Old City of Jerusalem is surrounded by a high wall. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50796.jpg) |
The walls are 4km in length and average 12m high. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50797.jpg) |
The city walls average 2.5m thick and contain 34 watchtowers. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50798.jpg) |
Herod's Gate dates from Ottoman times and is one of nine open gates. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50799.jpg) |
The Old City is divided into four quarters: Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Armenian. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50800.jpg) |
Parts of the Old City are flanked by gardens. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50801.jpg) |
Steps lead down to Damascus Gate (1537) which enters the Muslim Quarter. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02924.jpg) |
Damascus Gate in 1986. The gate is on the northern wall of the city. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50802.jpg) |
The steps at the gate and an Israeli security post. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50803.jpg) |
Palestinian man. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50804.jpg) |
Ottoman fountain. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50805.jpg) |
Palestinian couple. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50806.jpg) |
The Ottoman gate is built over an earlier gate constructed by Roman Emperor Hadrian (c131). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50807.jpg) |
Arabic inscription. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03869.jpg) |
View over the Muslim Quarter of the old city. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50808.jpg) |
Damascus Gate has two turns before entering the Old City. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50809.jpg) |
Damascus Gate from within the Old City. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50810.jpg) |
The market in the Muslim Quarter. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50811.jpg) |
The Old City is built on two hills. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Clothes shops. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50813.jpg) |
Israeli soldiers patrol the Old City. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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The market is busy. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Street scene. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50815.jpg) |
T-shirts. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50816.jpg) |
Bread shop. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50817.jpg) |
Nuts and dried fruit. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03870.jpg) |
Sweet shop. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50818.jpg) |
Fruit stall. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50819.jpg) |
Juice shop. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50820.jpg) |
Clothes bazaar. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50821.jpg) |
Sweets. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Cafe. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Restaurant menu. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50824.jpg) |
The bazaar runs West to East and North to South on the old Roman road. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Walking sticks. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50826.jpg) |
Street near the centre of the walled old city. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35913.jpg) |
Steps and arches. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50827.jpg) |
Dried fruit. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50828.jpg) |
Perfume shop. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50829.jpg) |
Musical instruments (percussion). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Musical instruments (strings). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50831.jpg) |
Backgammon. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50832.jpg) |
Inlaid boxes. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Minaret on the Temple Mount (Harem es Sharif). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35916.jpg) |
The hilly old city. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50834.jpg) |
Buying sweets. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50835.jpg) |
Metalware. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Spices. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35917.jpg) |
Man carrying sweets. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50837.jpg) |
Market near the Harem es Sharif. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50838.jpg) |
Tea stand. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50839.jpg) |
Sweets. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Dried fruit. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50841.jpg) |
Clothes shops. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50842.jpg) |
Many of the streets are markets. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50843.jpg) |
Steps. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50844.jpg) |
Coffee makers. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50845.jpg) |
The old city is built on a hill. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02926.jpg) |
The Church of St Anne was built in 1140 by European Crusaders. It became a mosque for 700 years. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Lion Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35943.jpg) |
The Lion Gate faces East towards the Mount of Olives. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Lion Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35944.jpg) |
Decoration above the Lion Gate. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem was originally called Urshalem (City of Shalem, a Cananite deity). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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The city wall. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50848.jpg) |
New Gate dates from 1887 and leads to the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50849.jpg) |
There are 37 denominations of Christianity in the Old City. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50850.jpg) |
Priest. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50851.jpg) |
The Monastery of Saint Saviour is a Catholic Franciscan monastery. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50852.jpg) |
One of many churches in the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50853.jpg) |
Narrow street. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50854.jpg) |
Entrance to a house. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50855.jpg) |
Arched passageway. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50856.jpg) |
Christian information centre. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35915.jpg) |
The centre of the Christian Quarter. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50857.jpg) |
Drinking fountain. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50858.jpg) |
Street near the Jaffa Gate. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50859.jpg) |
Jaffa Gate. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50860.jpg) |
Jaffa Gate faces West. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50861.jpg) |
Orthodox Jewish man. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03882.jpg) |
The Via Dolorosa ("Way of Sorrows" in Latin) is the route along which Christians believe Jesus walked to his Crucifiction. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35942.jpg) |
Pilgrims follow the Via Dolorosa, often carrying wooden crosses. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35933.jpg) |
The route begins in the Muslim Quarter and has a number of Stations where events occurred on the way to the Crucifiction. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 1 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35931.jpg) |
Station 1 is now an Islamic school (open to pilgrims in 1986). It is where the Roman Governor, Pilate condemned Jesus to death. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 1 |
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The Islamic school was closed to pilgrims in 2019. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 1 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50863.jpg) |
Station 1 is marked by a plaque. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50864.jpg) |
Station 2 is a Franciscan complex. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel35932.jpg) |
Station 2 is the Franciscan Chapel of the Flagellation, marking where Jesus was whipped by the Romans. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50865.jpg) |
Carved entrance. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50866.jpg) |
The interior of the Chapel of the Flagellation. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel51842.jpg) |
Stained glass window. |
1986 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50867.jpg) |
The dome has a crown of thorns. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50868.jpg) |
The Sanctuary of the Flagellation. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50869.jpg) |
The 2nd century Ecce Homo Arch. Christians believe that Pilate presented the flagellated Christ and declared: "Behold the man" ("Ecce Homo" in Latin). |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50870.jpg) |
The Ecce Homo Basilica. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50871.jpg) |
Muslim house along the early part of the Via Dolorosa. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50872.jpg) |
The entrance to the Church of Christ's Prison. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50873.jpg) |
Much of the church is underground. |
2019 |
Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel50874.jpg) |
The church is a grotto. |
2019 |