The Christ Church building features a distinct, fortress-like stone exterior with a simple, unadorned bell tower that rises above the surrounding rooflines of the Armenian Quarter. Established in eighteen forty-nine by the London Society…
Christian Quarter Historic Churches
This walk takes you through the winding stone alleys of Jerusalem's Christian Quarter to find its most historic sanctuaries, from the monumental Holy Sepulchre to quiet Orthodox chapels. Along the way, you'll experience how a dozen different ancient Christian denominations share a single dense neighborhood.
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1. Christ Church Jerusalem Congregation
2. Church of St. John the Baptist
The Church of Saint John the Baptist features a dome resting on an unusually high drum and sits several meters below the current street level. Its stone walls date to the middle of the eleventh century, when merchants from Amalfi built the…
3. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer features a tall, square bell tower that looms over the dense stone rooftops of the Christian Quarter. Kaiser Wilhelm the Second arrived here in eighteen ninety-eight to dedicate the building, riding into…
4. כנסיית אלכסנדר נבסקי
The Alexander Nevsky Church features a distinct, ornate green facade tucked into the tight stone corridor of the Christian Quarter. Inside, the site preserves a section of a second-century Roman gateway, known as the Gate of Judgment.…
5. Deir Al-Sultan
The rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre features a cluster of low stone domes and cramped living quarters known as Deir Al-Sultan. This monastery belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, a claim contested by the Coptic Church for…
6. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre features a massive, weathered stone facade dominated by two arched doorways, one of which has been permanently walled shut since the twelfth century. This structure encloses the site where Christians…
7. Saint saviour monastry
The Saint Saviour Monastery in the Christian Quarter is identifiable by its heavy, fortress-like stone walls and the prominent clock tower rising above the roofline. Built by the Franciscan Order in the nineteenth century, it serves as the…