Add to ORKGRemnants of once golden mosaics which covered the side walls; One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth. The first basilica on this site (destroyed 529) was begun by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine I. The current 5-aisled basilica was rebuilt in its present form in 565 by the Emperor Justinian I. Muslim veneration for Jesus’s birthplace probably explains why the church escaped destruction during the reign of Caliph al-Ḥākim in 1009. It is the only pre-Muslim church in Palestine to have survived intact and in continuous use to the present day. The basilica and surrounding buildings were expanded during th...
Amathous, on the south coast of Cyprus, was an ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of t...
The church dedicated to the Holy Wisdom, or the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek) was built by e...
Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; See The Holy City, 1949 and cover. "...
Outer walls of the 6th century Basilica; One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the wo...
This picture was taken at an angle from Manger Square of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, Israel...
Although Nazareth has usually been seen by scholars as a relatively minor Byzantine pilgrimage centr...
This church, located in the Christian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem (Israel), serves as the a...
The team has considered the special status of the Basilica of Bethlehem, which is not just a monumen...
The Basilica of the Nativity is one of the oldest Christian churches, built around 330 on the initia...
A lot has been said and written so far about the history of the church of the Nativity. Many are the...
Diagonal view across the chancel, depicting cosmatesque mosaics; The basilica of San Lorenzo fuori l...
The Basilica of Saint Peter (San Pietro) is located in Vatican City, Rome. The Basilica is named aft...
The baptistery of one of the basilicas in the Sabratha complex. Northwest of the theater are ruins ...
The Basilica of Saint Peter (San Pietro) is located in Vatican City, Rome. The Basilica is named aft...
Amathous, on the south coast of Cyprus, was an ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of t...
The church dedicated to the Holy Wisdom, or the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek) was built by e...
Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; See The Holy City, 1949 and cover. "...
Outer walls of the 6th century Basilica; One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the wo...
This picture was taken at an angle from Manger Square of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, Israel...
Although Nazareth has usually been seen by scholars as a relatively minor Byzantine pilgrimage centr...
This church, located in the Christian quarter of the old city of Jerusalem (Israel), serves as the a...
The team has considered the special status of the Basilica of Bethlehem, which is not just a monumen...
The Basilica of the Nativity is one of the oldest Christian churches, built around 330 on the initia...
A lot has been said and written so far about the history of the church of the Nativity. Many are the...
Diagonal view across the chancel, depicting cosmatesque mosaics; The basilica of San Lorenzo fuori l...
The Basilica of Saint Peter (San Pietro) is located in Vatican City, Rome. The Basilica is named aft...
The baptistery of one of the basilicas in the Sabratha complex. Northwest of the theater are ruins ...
The Basilica of Saint Peter (San Pietro) is located in Vatican City, Rome. The Basilica is named aft...
Amathous, on the south coast of Cyprus, was an ancient city and one of the ancient royal cities of t...
The church dedicated to the Holy Wisdom, or the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek) was built by e...
Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; See The Holy City, 1949 and cover. "...