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title: Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9751/ancient-walls-surrounding-church-of-the-holy-sepul/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9751.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9751.jpg)

## Image Caption

The site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) is identified as the place both of the [crucifixion](https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/) and the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Jesus of Nazareth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/). Despite the mutilations of the centuries, the Holy Sepulchre remains a fascinating complex of structures and is of key importance for several phases of medieval architectural history, ‘imitations’ being built all over [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) and the Americas.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, December 18). Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9751/ancient-walls-surrounding-church-of-the-holy-sepul/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9751/ancient-walls-surrounding-church-of-the-holy-sepul/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Ancient Walls Surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9751/ancient-walls-surrounding-church-of-the-holy-sepul/>.

## License & Copyright

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