Mount of Olives seen from the walls of the Jewish Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem |
Mount of Olives |
Mount of Olives and Rehav'am Lookout signs |
View of Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem from the Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
View of Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem from the Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, from the Mount of Olives |
The southeast corner of the Old City of Jerusalem - Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque, Temple Mount |
Tourists posing at Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
Mount of Olives is said to be where God will start redeeming the dead after the day of Judgment |
Grave space at the Jewish Cemetery comes at a premium "to get a good place in line" on the Day of Judgement -Lonely Planet |
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene - limited visiting hours (Tue, Thu, Sat 10-12) |
Russian Church of Mary Magdalene, Mount of Olives, seen from Temple Mount |
One of the best views of Jerusalem is from the Mount of Olives |
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Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
Dome of the Rock from Mount of Olives |
Panoramic view from the Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
Church of Pater Noster, Mount of Olives |
Panoramic view from the Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
Panoramic view from the Rehav'am Lookout, Mount of Olives |
Church of Pater Noster |
Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus is said to have first taught the Lord's Prayer, Our Father |
Rose in the garden of Pater Noster |
The Church of Pater Noster is lined with tablets displaying the Our Father in many languages like Ilongo from the Philippines |
The Our Father in Korean, Pater Noster |
Pater Noster in Cherokee (Native American) |
Pater Noster in Maori (New Zealand) |
Pater Noster in Swahili (East Africa) |
Pater Noster in Sotho (Lesotho & South Africa) |
Pater Noster in Singhalese (Sri Lanka) |
Pater Noster in Cree (Native Amerian) |
Notre Père qui es aux cieux que ton nom soit sanctifié |
Pater Noster in Farsi (Iran) |
Pater Noster in the Low German dialect of Helgoland |
Pater Noster in Dutch |
Pater Noster in Burmese |
Pater Noster in Serbian |
Pater Noster in German |
Pater Noster in Chinese |
Church of Pater Noster, Mount of Olives |
Pater Noster in Hebrew |
Pater Noster in Armenian |
Pater Noster in Latin |
Pater Noster in Arabic |
Pater Noster in Greek |
Pater Noster en Anglais |
Pater Noster in Spanish |
Tomb of the Princesse de la Tour d'Auvergne (1809-1889) |
The Princesse de la Tour d'Auvergne founded the Carmel du Pater in 1872 |
View to the southeast of the Mount of Olives |
View of the West Bank Separation Wall from the Mount of Olives |
Al Sheykh Road descending the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives |
Russian Orthodox Chapel of the Ascension (ROCOR) Mount of Olives |
Russian Monastery of Ascension (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) Mount of Olives |
Church built on the site where the Russian Orthodox Church believes that Jesus ascended into heaven |
The tower of the Russian Church of the Ascension is the tallest structure on the Mount of Olives |
Bell tower of the Russian Monastery of the Ascension, Mount of Olives |
Russian Chapel of the Ascension |
Russian Chapel of the Ascension, Mount of Olives |
Russian Chapel of the Ascension |
Russian Chapel of the Ascension |
Carpet covering a mosaic floor, Russian Chapel of the Ascension |
Garden of the Russian Monastery of the Ascension |
Garden of the Russian Chapel of the Ascension |
Something happened here in 1831 |
Minaret of the Mosque of the Ascension, 1620, Mount of Olives |
Minaret of the Mosque of the Ascension |
Minaret of the Mosque of the Ascension |
Mosque of the Ascension, Mount of Olives - "Please do not enter" |
Mosque of the Ascension, Zawiyat al-Adawiyya, Mount of Olives |
Church of the Ascension, where it is believed that Jesus was physically lifted into Heaven |
The first Church of the Ascension was built on the Mount of Olives ca 390 AD |
The Church of the Ascension was rebuilt in the 7th Century after the original was destroyed by the Persians in 614 AD |
The Dome of the Chapel of the Ascension was added by Saladin in 1198 - it was a mosque for 300 years |
Ascension Rock, said to bear the imprint of Jesus' right foot (the left foot was moved to the Al Aqsa Mosque) |
Ascension Rock, Chapel of the Ascension, Mount of Olives |
Dome of the Rock from the Church of the Assumption |
Tomb of the Prophets Haggai and Maleachi, Mount Zion |
Tomb of the Prophets (Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi 6th-5th C. BC) according to Jewish tradition |
Tomb of the Prophets, Mount Zion |
Manhole cover with Jerusalem coat-of-arms and Hebrew text, Mount of Olives |
Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives |
Jewish cemetery, Mount of Olives |
In Jewish tradition, mourners place stones on top of the graves rather than flowers, Jewish cemetery, Mount of Olives |
Jewish Cemetery, Mount of Olives |
Jewish Cemetery, Mount of Olives |
Jewish Cemetery, Mount of Olives |
Sanctuarium Dominus Flevit - "the Cry of the Lord" - Mount of Olives |
Luke 19:41- "As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it" ... |
Luke 19:43 continues - "the days will come upon you when your enemies will... dash you to the ground." |
The prophecy of Jesus was fulfilled by the Romans in 70 A.D. with the Sack of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Great Temple |
The present Church of Dominus Flevit was built in 1954 in the shape of a tear |
Byzantine mosaic floor, Church of Dominus Flevit, Mount of Olives |
Church of Dominus Flevit, Mount of Olives |
Church of Dominus Flevit, Mount of Olives |
Mosaic on the altar of Dominus Flevit with Matthew 23:37 |
Cross on the altar of Dominus Flevit with a fine view of the city over which the Lord wept |
Excellent view of the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount from the Church of Dominus Flevit |
Garden of Dominus Flevit |
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene - open only 6 hours per week |
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene |
Gold onion domes of the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene, Mount of Olives |
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdelene |
The rear of the Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony) in the Garden of Gethsemane at the base of the Mount of Olives |
Gethsemane, Garden of Olives |
Holy Place - Here Jesus Began His Passion - Suffered - Sweated Blood |
Ancient olive grove, Gethsemane, Jerusalem |
Ancient olive grove, Gethsemane, Jerusalem |
Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane |
Matthew 26:38 - Sustinete hic, et vigilate mecum - Church of All Nations |
Gates of the Church of All Nations |
Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony), built in 1924 on the ruins of a 4th C. and later 12th C. Crusader chapel |
Window of the Church of All Nations |
The Culola of Spain, one of 12 cupolas, each of which bears the national symbols of a country that helped finance the church |
Mosaic of John 18:6 - ut ergo dixit eis ego sum abierunt retrorsum et ceciderunt in terram, Church of All Nations |
Main altar of the Church of All Nations |
Church of All Nations main altar mosaic of the Agony from Luke 22:43-44 |
Mosaic-covered main dome of the Church of All Nations inscribed with Matthew 26:41 |
The rock on which Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his betrayal, Church of All Nations |
Mosaic to the left of the altar - the Arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, Matthew 26:50 |
Window of the Church of All Nations |
Church of All Nations, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem |
The USA cupola, Church of All Nations |
Gate to the Church of All Nations |
Mosaic of the western façade of the Church of All Nations |
Left side of the mosaic façade of the Church of All Nations |
Evening as the lights come on at the Church of All Nations |
Franciscan Church of All Nations - Basilica of the Agony |
Church of All Nations - Mosaic showing Jesus as the link between God and Man |
Mosaic (left) - Jesus as the link between God and Man |
Mosaic (center) - Jesus as the link between God and Man |
Mosaic (right) - Jesus as the link between God and Man |
Western façade of the Church of All Nations at night |
Church of All Nations at the base of the Mount of Olives seen from Temple Mount |
Map of Gethsemane with the basilica, garden, grotto and Tomb of the Virgin |
Coat of Arms on a wall near the Tomb of the Virgin |
Greek Orthodox bell tower, Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
Green Orthodox Monastery next to the Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
The Tomb of the Virgin Mary - also claimed by Ephesus (Turkey) |
Entrance to the Tomb of the Virgin at the base of the Mount of Olives |
Descending down into the Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
The burial of the Virgin Mary |
Chapel in the Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
Tomb of the Virgin Mary - now empty |
Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
Altar, Tomb of the Virgin Mary |
Jesus looks down from Heaven at his dead mother |
Greek icon of the Virgin and Child |
Greek icon of the Virgin and Child |
The Grotto of Gethsemane |
Grotto of Gethsemane - the place of the betrayal of Jesus |
Franciscan chapel in the Grotto of Gethsemane |
Franciscan chapel in the Grotto of Gethsemane |
Franciscan chapel in the Grotto of Gethsemane |
Franciscan chapel in the Grotto of Gethsemane |
Jewish Cemetery of the Mount of Olives seen from the Old City |
Jewish Cemetery of the Mount of Olives seen from the Old City |
Night falls over Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives |
The walls of Temple Mount and the Old City lit at dusk, Jerusalem-Mount of Olives |
The Dome of the Rock at dusk from the Mount of Olives |
The Dome of the Rock at dusk from the Mount of Olives |
The Dome of the Rock at dusk from the Mount of Olives |