Pluto's Gate, or Ploutonion in Greek, is built into one wall of a rectangular, open-air arena with raised stone seating and a temple atop ... 2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 ...

While the tower's original purpose was to defend Jerusalem ... of the Tour of David, is beautiful to see at night." The Tower of David Museum overlooks Jaffa Gate on the western edge of the ...

Located just a short walk from the Old City's Damascus Gate, this lush garden contains ... Very peaceful, beautiful and meaningful." The Garden Tomb is open to visitors Monday through Saturday ...

TREASURE FROM JESUS’ TIME Unearthed in a synagogue in the hometown of Mary Magdalene, the Magdala Stone is thought to be modeled after the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and may have served as a ...

Invited by Lazarus (Martha’s and Mary’s brother) to visit him on Cyprus, her ship was blown off course and alighted on the east coast of Mount Athos, at the location of a pagan temple and oracle ...

The presentation of Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem shows that God's closeness to humanity is not confined to a place of worship but is manifested in his living among people, Pope Francis said.

The city of Nara is known for its deer, but it is also home to one of Japan's most famous temple complexes, which houses a 50 ...

Visitors to the Dion site can walk on beautiful cobblestone paths by the river ... which dates back to Hellenistic and Roman times. The bases of the temple’s walls, the nave, the altar, the throne, ...

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Just to the left of the entrance to the Clal Building on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem stands a gate leading nowhere. The only clue to its history is the engraving on ...

Residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof are fighting a plan to construct three sixteen-story towers at the entrance to the Jerusalem forest. The plan calls for the towers to be ...

"Jerusalem, he contends, is at the center of the conflict that permeates the holy city at every conceivable level. 'But Jerusalem is like an old lady used to the quarrels of her grandchildren.'" ...