Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Jerusalem, Israel

These steps lead up to the “place of the skull” where Jesus was crucified. They are part of the Crusader-era Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The serene Greek Orthodox priest (receiving some advice from the tourist police) was one of the fixtures of the church's forecourt for decades.  Six Christian sects share privileges here in the heart of the Christian world. [1996]

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