Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre - aedicule of the Anastasis

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Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre - aedicule of the Anastasis

Description

This photograph shows a small aedicule, a chapel built over the rock cut empty tomb believed to belong to Jesus. It stands at the center of the rotunda, the round architectural structure that was built there by the Crusaders and right underneath the great dome of the church. This part of the church is also called the 'Anastasis,' which means 'raising up' in Greek, and was named as such for the belief in Jesus' resurrection from the tomb.

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Israel

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Jerusalem

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