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alexander stefanatos

Premium (Pro), thessaloniki

Religion and politics

Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, The Holy Jem, the most ancient city in the world. A city where the bliss of a legendary history competes with the rudeness of a current and destructing reality. A city in which, Bible, Tora and Koran books rest reconciliated on the same bookcase shelf while their followers, as eternal enemies, blow each other out in the streets or behind trenches and barricades. A city where the simplicity of the Wailing Wall merges with the sparkling gold and fayence of a superbe islamic art in the Omar Temple and with the imposing bulk of the Christian Orthodox cathedrals raised on the sites of Nativity and Holy Passion...
A case of fatal religious fondamendalism, of pure political expendiency or, simply,of human imperfectness?...
Maybe all of them.
In the photo, the heart of Jerusalem. The Wailing Wall superimposed by the superb dome of the Omar Temple. The Christian Orthodox basilicas are in another quarter of the city.

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Lawson McCulloch 30/12/2014 21:18
A very fine shot of this most historic of places.
best wishes,
Lawson
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SINA 29/12/2014 9:12
Ein wunderbares Bild dieses historischen Ortes lieber Alexander
Hab ein GLÜCKVOLLES neues Jahr 2015
Gesundheit und weiterhin soviel Freude an der Fotografie und deren Inhalten
Liebe herzliche Grüße
von Sina
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Adele D. Oliver 28/12/2014 22:03
a fascinating view of the city and wailing wall and
your information interesting and excellent as always ...
how I would love to visit !!!
greetings and many thanks for your generous and
informative comments, Alexander .... I really
appreciate them !!!
Adele
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Janos Gardonyi 28/12/2014 21:50
the Wailing Wall is all that's left of the Temple after the big destruction by the Roman armies under Titus. The whole war was so stupid and unnecessary....
Of course the Temple cannot be rebuilt because of the mosque planted by the moslems in its place, so the Old wall now serves as a retaining wall holding it up, otherwise the whole thing will collapse... happy new year to you, Alex..... janos
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Christine L 28/12/2014 15:55
great photografie...
ciao
Christine
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Sue Thompson 28/12/2014 10:11
A place of great history and interest...and sadly the unrest caused by all of the eligious factions.
An excellent view over the area with the Wailing Wall.

:))
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Harold Thompson 28/12/2014 9:32
Good overview of the ancient city and info
:-)) Harold
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