Calvary or Golgotha was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified.
Traditional site of Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The altar at the traditional site of Golgotha
Chapel of Mount Calvary, painted by Luigi Mayer
Pilgrims queue to touch the rock of Calvary in Chapel of the Crucifixion
Jerusalem in Christianity
Jerusalem's role in first-century Christianity, during the ministry of Jesus and the Apostolic Age, as recorded in the New Testament, gives it great importance, both culturally and religiously, in Christianity. Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity.
The Basilica of the Agony near the Mount of Olives.
Main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.