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Perched atop Mount Zion, just outside the Old City walls, is one of Jerusalem’s most recognizable landmarks, the Dormition Abbey. This immense structure with its unique conical roof and looming bell tower, marks the traditional location where the Virgin Mary died.

Standing on the easter slope of the Mount Zion is the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu. This spot is believed to be the House of the High Priest Caiaphas.

Another must see Church on the Mount of Olives is the teardrop-shaped Church of the Dominus Flevit (The Lord Wept) which recalls the Gospel story where Jesus wept over Jerusalem's fate in the future. The Church is located about halfway down the western slope of the Mount of Olives along the Palm Sunday Procession route.

In the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, within the Muslim Quarter, is the Roman Catholic Church of the Flagellation. The Church is part of a Franciscan compound, also the site of a monastery and the Church of the Condemnation and Imposition.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the busy streets outside the Old City’s Damascus Gate, is the tranquil oasis of the Garden Tomb. During the 19th century, a movement developed around the idea that the Holy Sepulchre was not the sight of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial.