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Jerusalem (all images)

The city of Jerusalem has a history spanning back to the 4th millennium BC, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. Its current layout however largely originates from the Bizantyne period and the city walls were erected only in the 16th century. The city in divided in Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Armenian quarters. The walled old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the most interesting archaeological sites in the world. It contains of some of the most holy sites for Christianity, Judaism and the Muslim faith: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall and Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque. The city draws a large number of tourists every year, many of whom come here for religious reasons. The status of Jerusalem remains one of the core issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem has been repeatedly condemned by the United Nations and related bodies.


01 Souvenir vendors on David street	02 Souvenir T-shirts	03 Church tower	04 Casa Nova road	05 Gate to mosque of Omar	06 Religious souvenir


07 Gate of Lutheran church of the redeemer	08 First temple period excavations	09 Alley	10 Jewish quarter	11 Jewish quarter	12 Arched alley


13 Via Dolorosa	14 Third station on Via Dolorosa	15 Staircase	16 Green peas	17 Vegetables vendor


18 Damascus gate	19 Alley with arched roof	20 Alley with arched roof	21 Alley with staircase	22 Shops in Al Wad street	23 Church and restaurant at night


24 Arched hall with shops	25 Arched hall with shops	26 Souvenir shop	27 Religious souvenirs	28 Wooden door	01 Park and Dome of the Rock


02 Park and Dome of the Rock	03 Arched colonnade	04 Dome of the Rock with golden cupola	05 Windows with decorated tiles	06 Facade detail with Islamic patterns


07 Facade detail with Islamic patterns	08 Facade detail with Islamic patterns	09 Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount


10 Dome of the Rock and plaza	11 Detail of golden cupola	12 Arabic inscriptions on tiles	13 Windows with decorated tiles


14 Facade detail with Islamic patterns	15 Qait Bei fountain	16 Qait Bei fountain	17 Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount	18 Facade detail with Islamic patterns	19 Entrance to Dome of the Rock


20 Entrance to Dome of the Rock	21 Qait Bei fountain and Dome of the Rock	22 Dome of the rock	01 Facade and entrance


02 Cupola with cross	03 Lamps	04 Pilgrims praying at stone of unction	05 Lamps


06 Mosaic on wall	07 Arched roof with mosaics	08 Mosaic on wall	09 Altar	10 Altar


11 Arched corridor to Rotunda	12 Balustrade and cupola of the Catholicon	13 Cupola of the Catholicon	14 Door	15 Cupola of the Rotunda


16 Cupola of the Rotunda	17 Pilgrims queuing up at aedicule on the site of the tomb of Christ	18 Cupola of the Catholicon	19 Cupola of the Catholicon	20 Catholicon


21 Matthew the Evangelist mosaic	22 Catholicon	23 Eagle bas-relief	24 Staircase to Inventio Crucis chapel	25 Ground mosaics in Inventio Crucis chapel


26 Golgotha rock	01 Plaza and western wall	02 Tourists and pilgrims along wall	03 Plaza and western wall


04 Plaza and western wall	05 Orthodox jews	06 Western wall and pilgrims


07 Plaza and western wall	08 Plaza and western wall	09 Western wall and pilgrims	10 Plaza and western wall


11 Jews praying along wall	12 Jews praying along wall	13 Wall stones and cracks	14 Jews praying along wall	15 Jews praying along wall


16 Wall stones and cracks	17 Plaza and western wall	18 Plaza and western wall	19 Plaza and western wall


20 Jews praying along wall	21 Jews praying along wall	01 View of city walls	02 Along the western city wall	03 Orthodox jew walking along city wall


04 City wall, citadel and tower of David	05 Jaffa gate	06 Jaffa gate	07 Jaffa gate	08 Near the Jaffa gate


09 Orthodox jewish family	10 Damascus gate and market	11 Old man climbing staircase along city wall	12 Inside the city walls	13 Inside the city walls


01 Mount of Olives and Jewish cemetery	02 Russian orthodox church of Maria Magdalene	03 Church of all nations	04 Mosaic on facade of church of all nations


05 Ancient Jewish cemetery	06 Russian orthodox church of Maria Magdalene	07 Ancient Jewish cemetery


08 Ancient Jewish cemetery	09 Ancient Jewish cemetery	10 Ancient Jewish cemetery


11 Ancient Jewish cemetery	12 Russian orthodox church of Maria Magdalene	01 Street intersection	02 Meir Sherman garden


03 Fuchsberg centre an Agron street	04 Talbiya neighbourhood	05 Russian church	06 City hall on Safra square


07 Israeli flags on Safra square	08 Pastries in bakery	09 Modern Jerusalem	10 Mamila centre


01 Ghawanima minaret and Dome of the Rock	02 Ghawanima minaret, Western Wall and Dome of the Rock	03 Ghawanima minaret, Western Wall, Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa mosque