This is one of the domes of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the holiest site in Christendom. It is the traditional site of the last five Stations of the Cross, including Jesus’ crucifixion and tomb. There is a cold slab of stone upon which Jesus was purportedly laid after death. You can touch it and cry over it, and people do.
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