Inside the church contains the tomb of Jesus
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on the tomb of Jesus, a sacred place that is important for Christians.
The candles burned with sacred flames lit the Holy Church in Jerusalem in April 2011, according to Live Science. The church is built on the tomb of Jesus. The building in the center of the domed church is Edicule , which means "small room" in Latin, built around the grave.Since 1555, marble slabs were erected around the stone base in the tomb, the location believed to be the place of the corpse of Jesus after his death.(Photo: Uriel Sinai / Stringer).
The conservation group is led by the National University of Technology, Athens, in conjunction with National Geographic to carry out a project to renovate the building.Three church management churches approved the request for renovation in 1958, but nearly half a century later, the churches agreed on the restoration project and collected enough funds.(Photo: Oded Balilty / National Geographic).
A woman makes the sign of the Cross before the Holy Church in November 2014.The tomb was discovered by Helena, the mother of the first Roman emperor Constantine, in 326. The Edicule project allowed pilgrims to look down at the stone that used to be the corpse of Jesus.Edicule was rebuilt around 1808 - 1810 after a fire.(Photo: Spencer Platt / Staff.)
Conservation began at the end of October 2016, marking the first time in history that all marble slabs were turned up. A thick layer of dust beneath the grave. Scientists were surprised when the structure of the cave was as pristine as it was at the time, the archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert of National Geographic, an excavation team member who was the first to open the grave, said. The workers flipped open the marble slab over the "burial bed" , where Jesus rested after being executed. Marble slabs protect the rock bed from being damaged by vandals and graffiti, according to Robert Cargill, an archaeologist and author of "The City of the Bible".(Photo: Dusan Vranic / National Geographic).
When fixing the marble slab during the restoration process, the conservation team discovered that they were used from the stones used in 1400 and 1100. The slabs will be fixed with mortar to protect the building permanently.(Photo: Uriel Sinai / Stringer).
The photo shows the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1900. (Photo: Hulton Archive / Stringer).
Photo of the altar inside the Holy Church in 1950, supposedly where Jesus resurrected according to the Gospel of Luke.Cargill says there is no direct archaeological evidence pointing to Jesus' death or being buried here, but the area is very important for Christians.(Photo: Three Lions).
A pilgrim placed his hand on the holy anointing stone in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in 2014. This rock is said to be the place to put the body of Jesus to prepare for burial.(Photo: Spencer Platt).
Christian priests watched workers clean the ground on May 23, 2014 to prepare for Pope Francis' visit.(Photo: Lior Mizrahi).
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