PLACES TO VISIT IN JERUSALEM
Jerusalem is a wonderful landscape and has various places to visit in this beautiful city. It’s big and connected to various districts that you can include in your travel plan. Basically, it’s a holy city for major religions like Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The local people speak Arabic and Hebrew in Eastern and Western Jerusalem respectively. The locals sufficiently speak English to communicate with tourists.
Attractions in Jerusalem
The oldest city in the world has many things to explore, The new Jerusalem is also known as West Jerusalem. This part of the city is modern and the developed. While the East Jerusalem looks like an old town of the 19th century.
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Church of Pater Noster
The church of Pater Noster – Gmtours
This modern Roman Catholic church is located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, which is also known as the Sanctuary of the Eleona.
The church was initially formed in the 4th century but was rediscovered in the 20th century and was rebuilt then. Formally, today the church belongs to France.
The church stands next to the place where Christ use to teach the lord’s prayers.
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Chapel of Ascension
The Shrine is located in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. It’s believed that the location of the shrine is where Jesus ascended forty days after his resurrection.
Originally, it was Constructed in 390 AD and was reconstructed in the 7th century, the reconstruction was eventually destroyed and again it took place in the 12th century. The final church was also destroyed by the armies of Salah ad-Din, the only octagonal wall was left including small shrine inside it.
Jesus footprints are impressed on the slab of stone that you can find in the church.
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Garden of Gethsemane
According to the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Virgin Mary was buried under this garden and was assumed into heaven after her Dormition on Mount Zion.There are ancient trees in the garden that may be 900 years old.
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The church of all nations
It’s a Roman Catholic church that has been situated near the Garden of Gethsemane, in Mount Olives.The reconstruct was done by the funds of all the big nations like Italy, France, Spain, Canada, Germany, UK, US.., Hence the name ‘The Church of all nations’
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