Mount of olives
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Mount of Olives
The Mount of olives, Mount of olives, or Mount Three Peaks. A special place, known to all the Orthodox travelers and pilgrims. The Mount of olives is not far from the Old city in Jerusalem.
The Mount of olives is three mountain peaks, one of which is located the campus of the Hebrew University (mount Scopus), the second in 1910, built a Charity Hospital named after Empress Augusta Victoria, third, the most southern, in the vicinity of the Arab village, is Russian Orthodox ascension Monastery.
Mount of olives (Olivet) Mountain is famous for the oldest temples, Gefsimanii - olive grove, which according to legend more than 2000 years, and the famous Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is considered a sacred place because according to legend it was with him the Messiah will begin rising to the mount of olives. From the sound of the trumpet will begin "the resurrection of the Dead".
At the foot of the mountain stretches the famous Kidron valley, mentioned in the old Testament as "the valley where God will judge", where will be held the last judgement.
The mount of olives with a magnificent view of the Church of All Nations, where according to tradition prayed in before his arrest last night Jesus.
Just above is a Russian Orthodox Church built in memory of Empress Maria Alexandrovna. Striking with its pastoral beauty the Church of St. Mary Magdalene - unconditional example of Russian architecture. According to the legend – in this temple there is a ladder on which Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Among the graves of the Jewish cemetery located on the Mount of olives stands the Church of St. Stephen – the Greek Church, the times of ancient Byzantium. Now standing Church was built in 1930 on the ruins of an old Byzantine Basilica.
Below the road a small chapel - Church of the Tomb of the virgin Mary, the building Dating back to the XI century.
Address: Eastern Jerusalem, near to Old City
Visits: admission is free
| Address | astern Jerusalem, near to Old City |
| Working hours | around the clock |
| Admission | |
| Wheelchair Accessible | have adequate infrastructure |
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