'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(01 of30)
Open Image ModalJerusalem's iconic Citadel (now the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem)is a fortress with archaeological findings spanning nearly 3,000 years. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(02 of30)
Open Image Modal A rare view of the rock at the center of the Dome of the Rock. Muslims refer to it as "as-Sakrah", the rock from where they believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. In Jewish tradition, it known as "the Foundation Stone," where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son and where the Temples stood. Many historians believe the biblical Jebusites worshiped here nearly 5000 years ago. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(03 of30)
Open Image ModalAn aerial view of the Church of the Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum, the traditional site where Jesus gave his Sermon on the Mount as told in the New Testament. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(04 of30)
Open Image ModalAl-Masjid al-Aqsa, meaning "The Furthest Mosque" is one of the three most important sites in Sunni Islam. At its centre is the Dome of the Rock. The entire area takes up one sixth of the walled city of Jerusalem. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(05 of30)
Open Image ModalDawn over the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem's Old City. The majority of Christians in Jerusalem consider themselves Greek Orthodox. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(06 of30)
Open Image ModalBuilt into a canyon in the Judean Desert, the Mar Saba Monastery was founded by the Greek Orthodox monk, Saint Sabas, (Mar Saba in Arabic) in the 5th century CE (AD), and is still inhabited today. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(07 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Dome of the Rock, one of the oldest and holiest sites in Islam (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(08 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Western Wall plaza illuminated at night (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(09 of30)
Open Image ModalUnderneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, archaeologists discovered ancient graffiti: a ship drawn on a stone with an inscription in Latin, meaning "Oh Lord, we have come". Dated to over 1700 years ago, it suggests that Christians worshiped here even before the church was built (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(10 of30)
Open Image ModalThe sun rises over the Mount of Olives, framed between the Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque on the left and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the right. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(11 of30)
Open Image ModalThe inner dome of the Greek Orthodox Catholicon inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, directly above "the omphalos", once believed by Christians to mark the navel of the world (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(12 of30)
Open Image ModalAl-Masjid al-Aqsa, meaning "The Furthest Mosque" is one of the three most important sites in Sunni Islam. At its centre is the Dome of the Rock. The entire area takes up one sixth of the walled city of Jerusalem. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Duby Tal)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(13 of30)
Open Image ModalThe grey domes of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (in the foreground) mark the place where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Duby Tal)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(14 of30)
Open Image Modal A rare view of the rock at the center of the Dome of the Rock. Muslims refer to it as "as-Sakrah", the rock from where they believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. In Jewish tradition, it known as "the Foundation Stone," where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son and where the Temples stood. Many historians believe the biblical Jebusites worshiped here nearly 5000 years ago. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(15 of30)
Open Image ModalA breathtaking aerial view of Masada, once a mountain fortress built by order of Herod the Great during the 1st Century BCE (BC). (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(16 of30)
Open Image ModalA Tokea (which literally means “blaster”) blows into a shofar in the Conegliano Synagogue in Jerusalem to announce the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah (meaning “head of the year” in Hebrew) (credit:Jerusalem US LP / George Duffield)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(17 of30)
Open Image ModalAn aerial view of the Jordan River, which lies about 30km (20mi) East of Jerusalem and flows from north of the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(18 of30)
Open Image ModalTens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims congregate at the Western Wall during Passover for the Birkat Kohanim, meaning "Priestly Blessing". (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(19 of30)
Open Image ModalA group of Armenian Apostolic priests descends the stairs to the Chapel of St Helena in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tradition holds that Helena, mother to the Emperor Constantine, discovered remnants of the True Cross here in the 4th century C.E. (AD) during the construction of the original church. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / George Duffield)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(20 of30)
Open Image ModalJerusalem's iconic Citadel (now the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem) is a fortress with archaeological findings spanning over 2,000 years. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / Dustin Farrell)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(21 of30)
Open Image ModalMuslim women from nearby villages on their way to noon prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / George Duffield)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(22 of30)
Open Image ModalA Greek Orthodox youth choir from the town of Beit Sahour sings in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the traditional site where Jesus was born. (credit:Jerusalem US LP / George Duffield)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(23 of30)
Open Image ModalAl-Masjid al-Aqsa, meaning "The Furthest Mosque" is one of the three most important sites in Sunni Islam. At its centre is the Dome of the Rock. The entire area takes up one sixth of the walled city of Jerusalem. (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(24 of30)
Open Image ModalMusicians lead a Bar Mitzvah boy towards the Western Wall (credit:Jerusalem US LP / George Duffield)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(25 of30)
Open Image ModalA rare aerial view of Jerusalem's walled Old City and the Mount of Olives, sacred ground for half our population. (Image exclusive to The Huffington Post) (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(26 of30)
Open Image ModalAn aerial view of the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives, an annual event celebrated by Christian pilgrims to commemorate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem a week before his death.(Image exclusive to The Huffington Post) (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(27 of30)
Open Image ModalA computer-generated recreation of Jerusalem in the 1st century CE (AD), featuring the latest archaeological consensus on what the 2nd Temple might have looked like before it was destroyed by the Roman army. (Image exclusive to The Huffington Post) (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(28 of30)
Open Image ModalA pre-dawn view from the rooftop of the Sisters of Zion Convent off the Via Dolorosa(Image exclusive to The Huffington Post) (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(29 of30)
Open Image ModalThe Ceremony of the Holy Fire takes place every year on the Saturday before Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Meant to symbolize the resurrection of Jesus, it is considered by many Orthodox Christians to be the longest-attested annual miracle in the Christian world.This extraordinary image was shot from high up in the rotunda of the Church of Holy Sepulchre during the Ceremony of the Holy Fire. Thousands of candles are lit off a single flame that emerges from the Edicule. Within minutes the entire dome is filled with smoke.(Image exclusive to The Huffington Post) (credit:Jerusalem US LP)
'Jerusalem' Movie By National Geographic(30 of30)
Open Image Modal (credit:Jerusalem US LP)