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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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Jerusalem is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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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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The walls are 4km in length and average 12m high. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem |
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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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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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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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Parts of the Old City are flanked by gardens. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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Steps lead down to Damascus Gate (1537) which enters the Muslim Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
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Damascus Gate in 1986. The gate is on the northern wall of the city. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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The steps at the gate and an Israeli security post. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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Palestinian man. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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Ottoman fountain. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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Palestinian couple. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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The Ottoman gate is built over an earlier gate constructed by Roman Emperor Hadrian (c131). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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Arabic inscription. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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View over the Muslim Quarter of the old city. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Damascus Gate |
|
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Damascus Gate has two turns before entering the Old City. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Damascus Gate from within the Old City. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The market in the Muslim Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The Old City is built on two hills. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Clothes shops. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Israeli soldiers patrol the Old City. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The market is busy. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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T-shirts. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Bread shop. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Nuts and dried fruit. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Sweet shop. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Fruit stall. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Juice shop. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Clothes bazaar. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Sweets. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
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Cafe. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Restaurant menu. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The bazaar runs West to East and North to South on the old Roman road. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Walking sticks. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Street near the centre of the walled old city. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Steps and arches. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Dried fruit. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Perfume shop. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Musical instruments (percussion). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Musical instruments (strings). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Backgammon. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Inlaid boxes. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Minaret on the Temple Mount (Harem es Sharif). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The hilly old city. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Buying sweets. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Metalware. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Spices. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Man carrying sweets. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Market near the Harem es Sharif. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Tea stand. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Sweets. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Dried fruit. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Clothes shops. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Many of the streets are markets. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Steps. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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Coffee makers. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The old city is built on a hill. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Muslim Quarter |
|
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The Church of St Anne was built in 1140 by European Crusaders. It became a mosque for 700 years. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Lion Gate |
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The Lion Gate faces East towards the Mount of Olives. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Lion Gate |
|
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Decoration above the Lion Gate. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
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|
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Jerusalem was originally called Urshalem (City of Shalem, a Cananite deity). |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
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|
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The city wall. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
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|
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New Gate dates from 1887 and leads to the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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There are 37 denominations of Christianity in the Old City. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Priest. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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The Monastery of Saint Saviour is a Catholic Franciscan monastery. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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One of many churches in the Christian Quarter. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Narrow street. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Entrance to a house. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Arched passageway. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Christian information centre. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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The centre of the Christian Quarter. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Drinking fountain. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Christian Quarter |
|
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Street near the Jaffa Gate. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
|
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Jaffa Gate. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
|
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Jaffa Gate faces West. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Jaffa Gate |
|
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Orthodox Jewish man. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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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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Pilgrims follow the Via Dolorosa, often carrying wooden crosses. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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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 |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 1 |
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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 |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 1 |
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Station 1 is marked by a plaque. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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Station 2 is a Franciscan complex. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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Station 2 is the Franciscan Chapel of the Flagellation, marking where Jesus was whipped by the Romans. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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Carved entrance. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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The interior of the Chapel of the Flagellation. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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Stained glass window. |
1986 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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The dome has a crown of thorns. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Station 2 |
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The Sanctuary of the Flagellation. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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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 |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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The Ecce Homo Basilica. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
|
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Muslim house along the early part of the Via Dolorosa. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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The entrance to the Church of Christ's Prison. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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Much of the church is underground. |
2019 |
| Israel / Palestine |
East Jerusalem |
|
Jerusalem |
Via Dolorosa |
Church of Christ's Prison |
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The church is a grotto. |
2019 |
were added from 1 January 2023.