Sights

Botanical Garden

There is a pretty nice Botanical Garden in J.

type:	Parks, Gardens and Zoos
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address:	Shechunat Nayot Jerusalem
tel:	972-2-6794012

Church of Saint Anne

Coming from the Lion's Gate, on the right, 200 feet inside the gate, is a wooden doorway leading to a hidden garden enclave where you'll find this beautiful 12th-century Crusader church, erected in honor of the birthplace of Anne (Hannah), the mother of Mary. It is built next to the Pool of Bethesda, the site where Jesus is believed to have healed a paralytic. As the church is just a few hundred feet east of the Sanctuaries of the Flagellation and the Condemnation, at the beginning of the Via Dolorosa, so you might want to visit it before following the stations of the cross. more..

type:	Churches and Cathedrals
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openings:	Mon-Sat 8am-noon and 2-5pm (until 6pm in summer)
address:	: The Lion's Gate

Church of Dormition

Dormition Church, Jerusalem
photo by: Deep Goswami

The Church of the Dormition where the Virgin Mary is thought to have died (note the round zodiac mosiac on the floor) and the very plain Room of the Last Supper stand in it and try to bring to mind Leonardo da Vinci’s mural.

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Church of all Nations

To the east outside the Old City lies the Mount of Olives its slopes lined with the tombs of the Jewish Cemetery the oldest burial ground in the world still in use. Also on the Mount of Olives the beautiful Church of All Nations is built around a rock in the Garden of Gethsemane and has a gorgeous mosaic floor and gold-inlaid ceiling. The rock itself pokes in through its own doorway and runs along the walls occupying much of the altar.

type:	Churches and Cathedrals
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address:	Mount of Olives

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

For a 360-degree view of the walled city climb up the winding staircase in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Christian Quarter. Across from the Lutheran Church is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is said to mark the site of the crucifixion burial and resurrection of Christ. Built in the 4th century on top of a temple to the Roman goddess Venus and rebuilt again by Crusaders in the 12th century the building encompasses the last five Stations of the Cross. Once rather dark and grim the church is now suffused with light from a skylight capping its newly restored dome.

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Jerusalem panoramas

For excellent views of the Old City go to:

Mount Scopus (near Hebrew University)

Mount of Olives (near the hotel)

The Citadel ramparts (Jaffa Gate)

For views of the  New City go to:

Gilo

Bayit Vegan

Israel Museum

YMCA tower

DO NOT MISS the Israel Museum- Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Art, Biblical archaeology

type:	Landmarks
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Saint George's Cathedral

Neo-Gothic towers adorn this compound, which also includes an excellent travelers' guest house and the headquarters for the Anglican archbishopric, with jurisdiction extending as far across the Middle East as Sudan. It's a rare architectural enclave for this part of the world, recalling the courtyards of Oxford or Cambridge. Feel free to pass through the courtyard for a look. The complex also contains a religious college, a school, a small garden, and residences. There is a small exhibit of beautiful Palestinian textiles on display as well.