A view of the Calvary Altar in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, within the Christian Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem.
Tag: Holy Land
Holy Land is a term for the region referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Canaan, Eretz Israel or the Promised Land. Since the Roman Empire, the region has been called Palestine.
Jerusalem. Absalom’s Pillar in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
The Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew יד אבשלום Yad Avshalom) is an ancient funerary monument in the Kidron Valley near Jerusalem. It dates from the 1st century AD.
Jerusalem. View of the barrack of the Haram es-Sherif, Temple Mount.
Barrack of the Haram es-Sherif. Northern corner of the Tower Antonia, according to Pierotti. Houses of the time of Saladin. Entrance to the Haram es-Sherif. Mosque of the Little Sakharah. Bevelled rock.
Jerusalem. Entrance to the Citadel. The history of the city walls.
Jerusalem. An outline of the history of the city walls. The Entrance to the Citadel.
Jerusalem. Views of the Royal Caverns, and of the Grotto of Jeremiah.
Jerusalem Explored. The Cave of Jeremiah. Place of Prayer. Cemetery of Dervishes. The Royal Caverns. Ancient Entrance of the Inner Cave.
View of the arch of the Ecce-Homo, with the smaller arch to the north.
View of the arch of the Ecce-Homo, with the smaller arch to the north, discovered by Pierotti.
Jerusalem. Ancient Jewish work in the Haram Wall.
Ancient Jewish work in the north-east of the Haram Wall, near S. Mary’s Gate. Jerusalem.
The Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Plans and sections.
The Temple Mount. The Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Wailing-place. Mosaics in the interior. The monolith. The Golden Gate.The Haram es-Sherif (Bab el-Huldah)
Plans and sections of the Royal Caverns, and of the Grotto of Jeremiah.
Ancient Entrance into the Royal Caverns. Grotto of Jeremiah. Cemetery of Dervishes. Fountain. Ancient Room of the period of S. Helena.
Jerusalem. The towers Phasaelus and Mariamne. Citadel Gate.
Citadel Gate. Citadel. Upper Road of Sion. Breast-work of a ditch. Tower Mariamne. Tower Phasaelus.