Through heaven and earth building four major religions and travel

A religious building is the soul, it is a noble and perfect strength, is the religious space appeal. This appeal comes from of old, from space art, access to the divine through as a clue, heaven and earth.

The holy city of Jerusalem

The holy city of Jerusalem: the intellectual tourist destination

Jerusalem is a holy city, as Judaism, Christianity and Islam three religious places, the symbolic significance has the extremely high. Whether Judaism Wailing Wall, or million Muslims back day of worship, religious atmosphere here is amazing. Originally, the belief can be really change the life profoundly.

Jerusalem is a city be known to all the world's ancient history, its charm lies in its profound and mysterious. 5000 years have elapsed since the history of jerusalem. At an altitude of 835 meters, covering an area of 158 square kilometers, a population of 600000. Surrounded by hills, East and West Metro consists of old city. There are many factories, office buildings, residential buildings and modern new city, old city enclosed by walls, still retains a medieval city. The old city is a layer of wall around, in the Christian, Muslim, Jewish area in District, Armenia district and the temple.

The Jerusalem today can be traced back to 4000 BC, on the text the earliest records in nineteenth CenturyEgyptThe curse of prayer and fourteenth Century La Amarna letters. According to the "Bible" records, in theIsraelBefore the people in Jerusalem, had many people here mixed.

Since tenth Century, Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, Jerusalem has been the center of Jewish faith and the holy city, the former temple ruins of the western wall, or Judaism's holiest. Christians are also attached considerable importance to Jerusalem, because according to the "Bible" records, here is the crucifixion of Jesus, burial, resurrection, ascension site. Islam will be in Jerusalem as Mecca, Medina after the third the holy land, to commemorate Mohamed's nocturnal Deng Xiao, and on the Temple Mount built 2 mosques -- Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and the dome of the rock to commemorate this event.

Three major religions believe that Jerusalem is the place of death of Abraham. Wailing Wall is the Jews visit historical places, regarded as the most sacred in the eyes of the local. Christians believe in Jerusalem, the Savior Jesus Christ suffering and ascension, so it is regarded as the most sacred place. In the Muslim mind, here is one of the destinations and the Islamic prophet Mohamed mysterious nocturnal solemn Holy land.

In the city the Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient stone buildings have witnessed thousands of years of history, monuments, shrines and prayer field beyond count, demonstrates the significance of Jerusalem for Jews, Christians and muslims.

Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Church of the Holy Sepulcher

"Grief" road of a total of 14 "station". The total length of about 1 kilometers. Is a cross from Jesus back place to start (the first station), was taken to the Calvary road. Each stand had a markedRomeThe shield.

Church of the Holy Sepulcher, also known as the "Cathedral of the resurrection," Jesus tomb is located, the Christian holy city, Jerusalem christian cathedral one. Located in the east of the old city of Jerusalem israel. Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, where. The legend of Jesus before the murder, is the "suffering" road of burdened with a heavy cross, difficult step by step towards the execution.

Jesus was preaching teaching by the Rome imperial crackdown on Jesus Road, cross to the execution ground to Jerusalem for the girls said: "the daughter of Jerusalem don't cry for me, but for yourselves and for your children."

Church of the Holy Sepulcher's front gate hall is the bitter Road Station thirteenth, here is a piece of plaster stone, called the "stone of unction", a piece of limestone is rosy, when Jesus's body was taken from the cross, is placed on the stone. Jesus was buried in the stone before, was filled with incense, myrrh and Notre Dame Maria tears. This stone is not, just enough to lay a person, a stone hang a few of the huge menorah, which belonged to the franciscan,GreeceThe Orthodox Church and the Church of Armenia all. 22 Tourism Overview

The Church of the holy sepulchre internal hall solemn dignified and deep deep, some oil lamps and candles for lighting, shadow of candle, everything seemed shadowy. Dim, but see the temple pillars aspect, the shrine everywhere, all over a lot of Legends of the shrines and relics. Christianity has divided into many denominations, all the tomb Cathedral for the holy land, so long as one on this site, so it is caused inside the Church of the holy sepulchre in the cathedral in a small church, the church and different belonged to different denominations.

Semi-circular steps nave east corner, there is a prominent ground about 15 meters high rock, the rock is known as the "skeleton" of "Golgotha" stone, when Jesus is in the stone on crucified.

At the time of Jesus's blood into the stone, the stone permanently left a red stone, it is said above, can see the outline of a person, that is the shadow of Jesus was printed on the stone. From Christians around the world a door will kneel in the stone, they kept touching, mouth kiss. After many years of this, so in the course of time, in continuous touch people and kiss the stone seem exceptionally smooth.

The top of the steps the Jesus cross is placed on the right side of the entrance. Under the altar silver disc was the place. Everybody here will kneel down to kiss or touch the altar, the silver disc. Calvary church inside Church of the Holy Sepulcher, there is a huge red on the north side of the stairsDaliStone, Jesus is for wiping sesame oil. It is marked with a cross mark 9 lights in the milky white lamp. There is a huge expression at that time of the mosaics. So many pilgrims knelt here, kiss the stone, feel the real master of breath, even here and not their own.

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Opening hours: 8:00 ~ 17:00, free tickets.

Aspect: Jesus's death and burial place. A plurality of the old church construction group.

The earliest built in A. D. 336. But after several wars and fires destroyed, we now see, was rebuilt in 1808. It is mainly divided into ancient Rome Basilica, the church and the Church of the resurrection in Jesus's tomb, there are underground, miss the first building maker Helena St. Lena church.

In the tomb of Jesus in front of the chapel, there is an oval large stone cup, this is the so-called "the center of the world", also called the navel of the world.