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Jerusalem: Church of Mary Magdalene


Jerusalem: Church of Mary Magdalene


‎Jerusalem. The Church of Mary Magdalene with its onion-shaped golden domes stands out from the other churches on the mountain. The cypress trees standing round it like natural steeples connecting the earth to the sky, mingle with the remains of olive groves and pine trees. On the right is the unusually shaped church of Dominus Flevit (“The Lord Wept”) like an inverted teardrop.

 

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