Via Dolorosa
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The Via Dolorosa, sometimes known as the Via Crucis is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem. It represents the path that Jesus took, forced by the Roman soldiers, on the way to his crucif
Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
Sign along the Via Dolorosa
Shop on the Via Dolorosa near the Ecce Homo arch, Jerusalem, 1891
The central Ecce homo arch, now partially hidden by subsequent construction
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is simultaneously the seat
Via Dolorosa
…the path that Jesus took, forced by the Roman soldiers, on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route from the former Antonia Fortress to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—a distance of about 600 metres (2,000 ft)—is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage. The current route has been established since the 18th century…
The church in 2010, from left to right: the bell tower (12th century), rotunda (big dome), catholicon (smaller dome), and ambulatory
Crusader graffiti in the church: crosses engraved in the staircase leading down to the Chapel of Saint Helena
Eastern Orthodox icon (c. 1600) commemorating a church renovation
Floorplan in 1857