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The Basilica of the Annunciation. |
Gets its name because it was built above the site that was supposedly the home of the Virgin Mary and the site where she received the Annunciation. |
Church was built in the 1960s - in Crusader times there would have also been a church here. |
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Church door. |
The church interior. |
The grotto of the Annunciation. |
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Church dome. |
Inside the grotto of the Annunciation. |
Pictures of the Virgin Mary from different countries line the basilica courtyard. |
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Slovenia |
Thailand - I think this is my favorite. |
China. |
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The ring of pictures, mostly mosaics or tilework. |
Egypt. |
Nazareth. |
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Italy. |
United States going the abstract route. |
Canada taking it even further. |
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Ecuador. |
I want to say this is the St. Joseph Church, but I'm not positive. |
Clock tower. |
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"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." |
Just in case a Christian pilgrim is visiting one of the holiest sites in Christianity and has the sudden urge to buy a bra. |
Side view of the Basilica of the Annunciation. |