tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post2981140904325686518..comments2024-01-03T17:17:07.620+02:00Comments on Jerusalem Hills daily photo: Stairway shadows, San SalvatoreDinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-75452810357215259202010-08-16T05:52:30.246+03:002010-08-16T05:52:30.246+03:00Thank you for the additional information, Dina! He...Thank you for the additional information, Dina! Helped me understand better.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-37802372933439393142010-08-15T20:10:20.741+03:002010-08-15T20:10:20.741+03:00Dina, I'd somehow overlooked the point that th...Dina, I'd somehow overlooked the point that this was part of the city wall. But now I can't help wondering what on earth those stairs are there for in the first place? They certainly don't look to me to be very sturdy for use or that hard to remove entirely...? (Still not convinced barbed wire is the only solution for keeping people out, sorry. :-) )Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-57630447416151134232010-08-15T19:50:01.785+03:002010-08-15T19:50:01.785+03:00Francisca and all who wondered about the stairs --...Francisca and all who wondered about the stairs --<br />This is the only place I know of where there are outside stairs on the city wall. And the wall is 4,400 meters long. About 8 old gates are the normal and only ways to enter and exit the Old City.<br />I don't know when and why these stairs were put up. (Will try to find out.)<br />Barbed wire, with all its ugliness, seems to be the most convincing way of keeping trespassers off the top of the wall and out of the monastery.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-12843117111053955012010-08-15T19:44:07.754+03:002010-08-15T19:44:07.754+03:00I remember this church vaguely, but not the stairc...I remember this church vaguely, but not the staircase.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-43020752369885178132010-08-15T18:42:03.576+03:002010-08-15T18:42:03.576+03:00Hilda, I read that about it being the parish churc...Hilda, I read that about it being the parish church on a website. Hope it is true. <br />San Salvatore is a BIG basilica.<br /><br />But remember we are talking only about the Christian QUARTER inside the Old City, not the whole Christian community of Jerusalem. The Old City is only 0.9 square kilometers in area, and the Christian Quarter is less than a quarter of that (the Old City is comprised of the Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Armenian Quarters).Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-82642265536912150452010-08-15T18:29:47.942+03:002010-08-15T18:29:47.942+03:00Tina, shalom. Too bad you couldn't stay in Den...Tina, shalom. Too bad you couldn't stay in Denmark until the sharav heatwaves are over . <br />Sorry, I don't have any first-hand knowledge about accommodations in Jerusalem. The hotels must be very expensive. <br />The pilgrim places should be more reasonable. Or the convents. <br />Maybe call the Rosary Sisters on Agron Street. Or Notre Dame de Jerusalem. Or the Sisters of Zion guesthouse in En Kerem. <br />If you want inside the Old City, ask at Ecce Homo convent, or the Franciscans' Casa Nova. Maybe the Knights Palace. Lutheran Hostel? Austrian Hospice?<br />The Christian Information Center near Jaffa Gate might have a list of places and prices. See<br />http://www.cicts.org/CICmainin.htm<br /><br />Please get in touch if you are coming to vacation in Jerusalem. :)Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-71613885394391108002010-08-15T17:36:12.913+03:002010-08-15T17:36:12.913+03:00Loved both of these photo's thanks for the inf...Loved both of these photo's thanks for the informative history.Regina Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837700572358826612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-39777756307509371512010-08-15T15:30:02.002+03:002010-08-15T15:30:02.002+03:00Hi Dina! Hope you are enjoying the summer ;-) It i...Hi Dina! Hope you are enjoying the summer ;-) It is for sure humid and hot here in the center!!! Have been a few weeks in Denmark and that was for sure nice. 25-30 degrees but with a low humidity. What lovely pictures and stories you have on your blog - as usual..... Would like to hear if you have any ideas for accommodation in Jerusalem - not to expensive. We are always staying for one day but would be nice with a real holiday in Jerusalem! Shavua tov!Tina Lielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269203705293374208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-77246480284861941322010-08-15T08:39:43.523+03:002010-08-15T08:39:43.523+03:00The Christian community there only has one parish ...The Christian community there only has one parish church? Interesting information. <br /><br />Beautiful stone walls.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-54670956060094397082010-08-15T08:28:01.282+03:002010-08-15T08:28:01.282+03:00The old buidlings you share with us are amazingly ...The old buidlings you share with us are amazingly gorgeous! We don't have anything like that here in Brisbane. The stair shadows are wild! The steps just keep going and going it seems. Walking up those would be quite a workout!Hey Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364446516114445193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-49071296902608160982010-08-15T08:20:20.457+03:002010-08-15T08:20:20.457+03:00That long shadow sure does add an interesting dime...That long shadow sure does add an interesting dimension to this old stocky building. I wonder why they felt the need to use barbed wire to close the entrance... (I do have a thing about barbed wire; it's so violent by nature) - wouldn't a simple wrought iron fence suffice? I'll be back to see the front of the building.Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-10758335828904204032010-08-15T07:01:53.735+03:002010-08-15T07:01:53.735+03:00What beautiful shots the stairs a amazing.What beautiful shots the stairs a amazing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489264697266150220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-75956326386684285002010-08-15T06:44:53.148+03:002010-08-15T06:44:53.148+03:00It's really bright the idea of the Franciscan ...It's really bright the idea of the Franciscan Order to open a printing press in Jerusalem.<br />Wonderful the night shot too.Pietro Brosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131884567187959415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-23997405816307292852010-08-15T04:36:26.479+03:002010-08-15T04:36:26.479+03:00you awe me!
Warm Aloha from Waikiki :)
Comf...you awe me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Warm Aloha from Waikiki :) <br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-16559893908909936752010-08-15T00:16:50.019+03:002010-08-15T00:16:50.019+03:00Great shot! I love the flowing shadows of the stai...Great shot! I love the flowing shadows of the stairs. At first sight, it almost looks unreal.Anca Pandreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234957371981895245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-31602293973741170632010-08-14T21:08:29.262+03:002010-08-14T21:08:29.262+03:00Love this, Dina! Have a wonderful, wonderful cool...Love this, Dina! Have a wonderful, wonderful cool day today.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-56076098674464007742010-08-14T20:20:43.728+03:002010-08-14T20:20:43.728+03:00So beautiful building. And amazing shadows.So beautiful building. And amazing shadows.irinapictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850627821782513051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-15470641487084444842010-08-14T18:39:06.092+03:002010-08-14T18:39:06.092+03:00Ralph shalom, well, maybe to heaven but not into t...Ralph shalom, well, maybe to heaven but not into the building. I don't think those stairs are in use. When enlarged, the photo shows barbed wire at the end of the stairs. <br />To savor St. Savior, good one!<br /><br />Angie, and that is just the back door. Someday I'll show you the main entrance and the church inside.<br /><br />Frayed, yes, everything is built of stone around here. The special (temporary) colored lights really softened it up, the tower. I could hardly take my eyes off it that night. <br /><br />Cassie, your comment made me realize I had to change the wording in my post and I did. The Light Festival I referred to was not THE Festival of Lights (Chanukah) but a new annual thing that the Municipality does in and around the Old City for one or two weeks in the summer. Sorry for being misleading at first. <br />Glad you thought so too, that the stairs made an unusually big shadow.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-48997512485931239492010-08-14T18:25:09.784+03:002010-08-14T18:25:09.784+03:00A lovely contrast between the sturdy stone buildin...A lovely contrast between the sturdy stone buildings and the delicate lights!frayedattheedgehttp://frayedattheedge.typepad.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-39180421567745039212010-08-14T18:21:55.342+03:002010-08-14T18:21:55.342+03:00Those stairs sure cast a large shadow. A really go...Those stairs sure cast a large shadow. A really good ShadowShot for sure! The bluish light and deep shadows for Chanukah make for a lovely ShadowShot too. Have a great weekend.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342650928455607172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-6358004124857770452010-08-14T17:54:22.234+03:002010-08-14T17:54:22.234+03:00oh, how beautiful!
such a wonderful building.oh, how beautiful!<br />such a wonderful building.angiehttp://therer2doors.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1014444390969839620.post-91976408823526761672010-08-14T17:34:14.235+03:002010-08-14T17:34:14.235+03:00This is a building of rugged beauty. It seems as i...This is a building of rugged beauty. It seems as if we are climbing to heaven over that steep staircase of lovely shadow. The night lights are to savor...Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330927601223362873noreply@blogger.com