Church of the Dormition Floor

A large mosaic that seems to include something of a sun dial calendar. The Latin months appear around the exterior, along with the names of, I believe, the twelve disciples.

Some Final Thoughts from Jerusalem

August 30th 2010
30 August 2010 1948 (GMT +3) Jerusalem, Israel With my time in Israel quickly coming to a close, I've been spending the last few days making the rounds of various sights one last time, as well as trying to see a few new things. Yesterday I spent some time exploring Mt Zion, which is just south of the southwest corner of the Old City. Here you will find two particular areas of interest, th ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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