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Religious Sites in Jerusalem
| Name | Category | Location |
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Church of Mary Magdalene
This Russian Orthodox church, with its sculpted white turrets... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Church of St. John the Baptist
The orange tile roof of this large, late-17th-century Franciscan... |
Religious Sites | West Jerusalem |
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Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Vast numbers of Christians, especially adherents of the older... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Church of the Visitation
Built over what is thought to have been the home of John the... |
Religious Sites | West Jerusalem |
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Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount
The magnificent golden Dome of the Rock dominates the vast 35-acre... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Dominus Flevit
Designed by Antonio Barluzzi in the 1950s, the tear-shape church—its... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Dormition Abbey
This round, black-domed Roman Catholic church, distinctive in... |
Religious Sites | Tower of David and Mt. Zion |
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Ecce Homo Convent of the Sisters of Zion
The arch that crosses the Via Dolorosa, just beyond Station II... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Ethiopian Monastery
Stand in the monastery's courtyard beneath the medieval bulge... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Garden of Gethsemane
After the Last Supper, the New Testament relates, Jesus and his... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Kidron Valley
This deep valley separates the Old City and the City of David... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Mount of Olives Observation Point
This is the classic panoramic view of the Old City: looking across... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Pater Noster Convent
The focal point of this Carmelite convent is a grotto, traditionally... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne's Church
The transition is sudden and complete, from the raucous cobbled... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Room of the Last Supper
Tradition has enshrined this spare, 14th-century second-story... |
Religious Sites | Tower of David and Mt. Zion |
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Tomb of David
According to the Bible, King David, the great Israelite king... |
Religious Sites | Tower of David and Mt. Zion |
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Tomb of the Virgin
The Gothic facade of the underground Church of the Assumption... |
Religious Sites | Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem |
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Via Dolorosa
The Way of Suffering—or Way of the Cross, as it's more... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Western Wall
Historically, the Jewish faith has tended to place greater emphasis... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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Western Wall Tunnel
The long tunnel beyond the men's side (north of the plaza) is... |
Religious Sites | Old City |
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