Israel
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Israel
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Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)
Jerusalem, Israel
Funded by several nations and completed in 1924, this basilica stands over the traditional site where Jesus prayed on the night of his betrayal.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem, Israel
1035
This large and important mosque on the Temple Mount was originally built in 710. It features 11th-century mosaics, a 12th-century mihrab, and Romanesque arches added by Crusaders.
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Church Where Jesus Wept
Jerusalem, Israel
This Franciscan church marks the spot where Jesus wept over the future destruction of Jerusalem. There is a beautiful view of Temple Mount from here.
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Mary's Well
Nazareth, Israel
This well is said to be the place from which Mary and the young Jesus drew water when they lived nearby. The structure built over it dates from the 19th century.
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Eleona
Jerusalem, Israel
Built on the traditional place where Jesus instructed his disciples in prayer, the walls of this convent church are inscribed with the Lord's Prayer in 44 languages.
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Church of St. Gabriel
Nazareth, Israel
Orthodox tradition has it that the Annunciation occurred not at Mary's house but while she was fetching water.
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Church of the Visitation
Jerusalem, Israel
Built over the traditional home of John the Baptist's parents, this Franciscan church commemorates the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth when they were both pregnant.
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Rockefeller Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
1927
Based on a substantial donation from American John D. Rockefeller, this museum houses a variety of archaeological finds from the Holy Land.
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House-Church of St. Peter
Capernaum, Israel
The ruins of the traditional House of St. Peter, where the New Testament says Jesus lived during his Galilee ministry, healed a paralytic and healed Peter's mother, also contain evidence of multiple Early Christian churches.
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Capernaum
Capernaum, Israel
The "white synagogue" of Capernaum dates from the 2nd to 5th centuries and is believed to stand on the site of a synagogue visited by Jesus.