The Tomb of Mary
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was buried in the Kidron Valley. Her tomb is
watched over by Orthodox and Franciscan monks. The lighting in the
chapel and the tomb itself is exceptionally poor, so I apologize for
the quality of some of the photographs.

The entrance

Going down into the chapel

The main chapel

One of the several altars

Decorations outside her tomb

Decorations in the chapel outside the tomb

The tomb itself is in this very, very small room that you have to
practically crawl into. The inside is so shaped that it's impossible to
get it all in one photograph.

The altar directly above the tomb in the above photo

Her tomb from the side, through a glass pane

Going back up...
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