Jerusalem - Overview

Jerusalem, the City of God. These photos represent a collection of overview shots, taken from different places around and within and above the city. More will follow in subsequent galleries.

Our first view of the Old City of Jerusalem as seen from Hebrew University. Old City at the far right; Kidron Valley in middle; Mt. of Olives on far left. The Old City and Temple Mount as viewed from the Mount of Olives. Note the ... ... Jewish cemetery in the foreground ... Orthodox Jews awaiting the Messiah. From this point on the Mt. of Olives you can see the Garden of Gethsemane. A zoomed photo of the Temple Mount. Close-up on the Temple Mount. The "Dome of the Rock" sits where the temple was and will be again. A view toward the Garden of Gethsemane with the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Telephoto Zoom of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Another view of the Old city, with the graves prominently in foreground. Looking down into the Kidron Valley ... where the Kidron and Hinnon Valley meet. Looking toward Gehenna ... yes, this is Hell. Another view of Gethsemane, and the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene. Looking toward the Temple mount and the Golden Gate. Muslim Cemetery blocks it. Greg, Carol, and Weldon on the Mount of Olives with Jerusalem in the background The Golden Gate, which the Muslims have closed to keep out the Messiah. A look into the Kidron Valley as seen from Caiaphas' House. The Modern "Great Wall of Jerusalem" built to keep Palestinian Terrorists out. More views of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives as seen from Caiaphas' House. Look closely at these Walls ... note where they were in Jesus' day. The Jaffa Gate Entrance has been expanded to allow for vehicles to enter. The Citadel Walls. Crusader Era Walls The streets of Jerusalem are narrow ... narrow narrow! And many of them are packed with shops and salespeople who hawk their wares. This is the Zion Gate, entrance to the Jewish Quarter. Digs have unearthed streets and columns from Jesus' period. The Temple Mount Complex, with the Western/Wailing Wall visible on the left. Looking toward the "Teaching Steps" Archeological site. The Star of David flies High above the Herodian Underground in Jewish Quarter. See explanation in next photo. Built or use in the Next Temple. The Lions Gate ... aka "St. Stephen's Gate." This is near the beginning o the Via Dolorosa. Looking Eastward from the Steeple of the Lutheran Church of Jerusalem. The ... ... Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock are visible from here, with the ... ... Western Wall also visible, and the Mount of Olives across the Kidron behind. Looking North-East toward Hebrew Univeristy Looking North, toward the site of the "Garden Tomb." Zoom on the "Garden Tomb" site for Golgotha. Looking down at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher This site is just to the west of the Lutheran Church of Jerusalem. jer210 One of the old City Gates, now within Jerusalem but in Jesus day it lead out. From here one can see the Walls of the City as they existed in Jesus' Day ... ... just to the east of the Lutheran Church. Yes, the Church of the .... ... Holy Sepulcher and the traditional site of Jesus' death and burial would... .... have been outside these walls in Jesus' day. This and 3 prior photos are of the remains of the Western Walls from Jesus' ...