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Church
Sorry, forgot who's, looks Byzantine or Venetian to me, but what do I know?
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Uploaded on Sep 9, 2007
Russian church
Fabulously ornate as one would expect. However, according to our guide, the inside is as gloomy as...
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Uploaded on Sep 9, 2007
Newer houses
Just some newer houses in the same area that I thought were nice (in addition to the blue flowers).
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Montefiore windmill
First construction outside of the Old City walls - in 1870's English philanthropist Sir...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
YMCA
Welcome to probably the world's biggest and most fancy YMCA. It's actually a 5 star hotel and meeting center too.
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
old city gate
Just a very nice piece of metalwork I blundered upon in the Old City. But it'll have to do as a closing piece, at least for now.
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
The Wall
The Wailing Wall if you prefer. Okay, so a bit sexist. The woman's section on the right is much...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Dome & minaret
The coming of Islam brought the Dome of the Rock to the Temple Mount, commemorating the place where...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Jewish Old City
When the Arabs took control of the old city in '48, they proceeded to raze most of the Jewish...
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old city souk
Here's a view of the souk (market) in the Arab sector of the old city. Very cool and different. A...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
old city art store
Just a fabulous mosaic! Yeah, that's me with Josh. Cool shirt I got from a street vendor in NYC years ago and never found anywhere else since!
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
The Cardo (Roman road)
But scattered parts in the Old City still show their Roman roots. Mostly buried by the centuries...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Older new city buildings
I just thought they looked cool. Pretty much all buildings in Jerusalem are made out of Jerusalem...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Underneath The Wall
It's very cool, there's a tunnel running alongside the base of the temple outer wall. Here we are...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
new new-city construction
Just some nice looking new buildings - apartments I believe. Most Israelis (like Europeans) live in...
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
Interesting for sure
Some very modern construction going on in Jerusalem. Alas, I never got a chance to see this one up close.
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2007
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