Church of the Holy Sepulchre

We walked a good portion of the Via Dolorosa, the actual Stations of the Cross. It was a surprise to see that most of them are simple plaques on walls of buildings along a narrow street, wide enough for pedestrian traffic only. We started with number five and followed the plaques until ten, then surprisingly entered a huge building. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is built over the former hill of Calvary as well as the location of the tomb of Joseph of Arimethea, the man who donated the resting place and buried Jesus there. Both locations are inside this dark and wonderfully holy place. The sun streaming down through the dome highlights the locations, and we saw the tomb first. The artwork seen here is on the structure that covers the tomb and we were able to see that clearly and personally, one at a time.