Church of the Pater Noster
The Church of the Pater Noster is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. It is part of a Carmelite monastery, also known as the…
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Chapel of the Ascension
The Chapel of the Ascension is a shrine located on the Mount of Olives, in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. Part of a larger complex consisting first of a…
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Gethsemane
Gethsemane was a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the agony in…
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Church of Dominus Flevit
Teardrop-shaped Church of Dominus Flevit - The little teardrop Church of Dominus Flevit, halfway down the western slope of the Mount of Olives, recalls the…
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Church of All Nations
The Church of All Nations, also known as the Church or Basilica of the Agony, is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, next to…
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Rabaa al adwaya - street leading to the Mount of Olives overllok
Rabaa al adwaya street - just outside the Pater Nostra Church and Monestary Compound
Guide to the view
Dormition Abbey According to local tradition, it was on this spot, near the site of the Last Supper, that the Blessed Virgin Mary died, or at least ended her…
The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives, including the Silwan necropolis, is the most ancient and most important Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem. Burial on the…
The cemetery contains anywhere between 70,000 and 150,000 tombs from various periods, including the tombs of famous figures in Jewish history.
Since Israel took control of the Old City in 1967, archaeological excavations in the vicinity of the Mount have been undertaken by Israel and the…
Church of Mary Magdalene The church was built in 1886 by Tsar Alexander III to honor his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.
Church of Mary Magdalene - It was constructed to David Grimm's design in the traditional tented roof style popular in 16th- and 17th-century Russia, and…
