Nir > Tower of Petzael, built by Herod and named after his brother, incorrectly associated with King David. Shot May 2006 in the Old City of Eastern Jerusalem, Israel.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
Nir > Stock photo of the Tower of Petzael, built by Herod and named after his brother, incorrectly associated with King David. Arab peddler standing in foreground. Shot May 2006 in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Nir > Stock photo of Old City Jerusalem walls and ramparts in early morning sun. Surrounding an area of less than one square kilometer the walls were built in the 16th century by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman.
Nir > Stock photo of an Arab peddler transporting his merchandise on a cart in the Old City of Jerusalem. Two unique triangular shadows are cast on the opposite wall.
Nir > Stock photo of a man entering a crypt near the tomb of King David at Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. In the foreground an Arab candied nut peddler is selling his merchandise to tourists.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays a nun standing near the entrance to the abbey.
Nir > Stock photo of the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey Dormition of Our Lady Monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. Built on the location of the Last Supper according to tradition this is also where Mary lived and died. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906. Photo displays an internal window with stained glass artwork with the Hebrew writings of the Book of Genesis.
Tower of Petzael, built by Herod and named after his brother, incorrectly associated with King David. Shot May 2006 in the Old City of Eastern Jerusalem, Israel.
Nir > Tower of Petzael, built by Herod and named after his brother, incorrectly associated with King David. Shot May 2006 in the Old City of Eastern Jerusalem, Israel.
Tower of Petzael, built by Herod and named after his brother, incorrectly associated with King David. Shot May 2006 in the Old City of Eastern Jerusalem, Israel.
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