The Old City of Jerusalem

The Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the holy city of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, which covers an area of approximately 0.9 square kilometres and was founded in the 7th century, the architecture is rich in geometric and floral motifs. It includes four quarters which are Muslim, Christian, Armenian and Jewish. Jerusalem's three most famous monuments are the Dome of the Rock, the Wailing Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which represents Muslims, Jews and Christians respectively. Besides the three most famous ones, It also has 226 monuments from all three religions, which is extremely significant for the religious development of the world, which is recognised as a religious shrine in the world.

7th century B.C.

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