Jerusalem

Places in this region

Image of Christ Church in Jerusalem located in Jerusalem, Israel | Altar of Christ Church, in the Old City of Jerusalem. (ian-w-scott/Flickr)
Jerusalem, Israel

Christ Church in Jerusalem

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue

The 19th century was marked by British colonial and evangelical ambitions in lands controlled by the crumbling Ottoman empire. Christ Church was established on land purchased by the Church of... »

Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by oksana_m, mrobscurity and others

Image of Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre located in Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel

Immovable Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights then holy revelations

The immovable ladder of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a religious symbol of a sort, a kind of miracle possible only through human folly. It is also one of the most powerful and iconic... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane

Image of Meah Shearim located in Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel

Meah Shearim

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim

Bookended by walls of signs in Hebrew and English detailing a strict dress code and a hard-line approach to public morality, Meah Shearim can be considered the most ideologically unique... »

Intriguing Environs, Micro-Nations | Edited by Incendiary and stanestane