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Holy Sepulchre


Holy Sepulchre
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Copyright: amos na (anadai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 0 N: 52] (2410)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-18
Categories: Architecture, Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D 70s, Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S V
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-14 16:05
Viewed: 658
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Christians believe that this church stands on the site where Jesus was crucified, buried, and then resurrected. The church was originally built by the Roman emperor Constantine, but was renovated by the Crusaders in the Middle Ages. The idea that Jesus was buried here is supported by recent archaeology, which has proven that the church area was used as a cemetery during the time of Jesus.

Constantine built the church because his mother, Emperess Helena, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and scouted out all the holy sites. According to legend, she also found the “true cross,” the actual cross of Jesus’ crucifixion.

Constantine built the church on the site of a temple of Aphrodite, goddess of love. He destroyed the temple in order to build the church.

In 614, the Persians conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the church, carrying off the true cross. It was later rebuilt by the Byzantines.
The Muslim ruler Al-Hakim ordered it destroyed again in 1009. It was rebuilt in the form we see today by the Crusaders in 1149.

From the 13th onward, different Christian sects have fought over who gets to have what rites in the church. An arrangment called the Status Quo governs the church today. It is divided between Greek Orthodox, Copt, Armenian, Latin (Catholic) and Syrian Jacobite Christians. The Ethiopians were kicked out in 1852, though they still have a meeting place on the roof of the church.

In recent centuries, the church has been damaged by one earthquake and two fires, but was fully renovated by 1980.
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Good shot, with strong contrast but the picture get an higher impact. Light is good, composition is great.

A nice silhouette,and nice light and details on the door.
good note,thanks.

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