The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
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Ancient City Of Jerusalem
Reproduced at Worlds Fais
Up the Holy VIII
Be in All

just as they stand in the Holy City. THESE
hostelries, the Grand New Hotel and the
Central Hotel, are already built and will
accommodate during the exposition the
numerous persons connected with the man.
agement of the New Jerusalem" The
Street of David runs on to the west gate.
crossing the Via Dolorosa, along which
thoroughfare. according to tradition, Jesus
bore the cross on the way to the crucifiXion
on Calvary. Here will be shown the Ecco
Homo arch, upon which Pontius PLATE
stood when he cried to the populace, Be
hold the mani
One of the points of interest on the right
hand side of the street of David is the
wheat market, with dirt floor, in which jew
and gentle strive for commercial mastery.
1t is vastly less magnificent than the Stock
Exchange in New York, but as a place of
business activity in this sacred city ii has
its unfailing interest.
CHURCH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE.
Passing through Christian street to the
south, the worlds fair pilgrim next year
may enter open space in which stands
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with
the holy sepulchre itself reproduced in
Proper position at the east end. This Church
of the Holy Sepulchre has been for centuries
the subject of controversy amongst scholars
and ecclesiaststics. TraditionalIy, it is
built upon the site of the crucifxion. The
original Church of the Holy Sepulchre was
erected upon the present site by the EN-
peror Constantine. The church was de-
stroyed and rebuilt repeatedly, in the CEN
turtles of fierce struggle for possession of
the Holy City between Christian and Mos
lem. When the Crusaders took Jerusalem
they enlarged the extent of the church con-
siderably. The present building erect
ed early in the nineteenth century, but GER
tain features of the medieval architecture
remain, and these are being reproduced in
connection with the replica of this vener-
able church at St. Louis.
The large court in front of the church.
it's pavement worn by the feet Of innumer-
able pilgrims, is TO be reproduced accurate
ly. Beneath the central dome of the church.
which was rebuilt by the Greeks after hav-
ing been destroyed by fire, is the sepulchre
within a white marble edifce. This is di-
vided into two smaller edifices. in the first
of which is found the stone, where the
angels were seated when they replied to the
holy women, He is not here but is risen
The second sanctuary inclOses the Sc
pulchre. Lights from lamps of gold and
silver always burning in this chapel and
the air is redolent with burning perfumes.
But there is now building within this
worlds fair tract a structure which is a
more prominent architectural feature in
Jerusalem than the Church of the Holy Sc
pulchre. The Mosque of Omar Is being re-
produced in staff, resting upon it's mighty
platform, with its wonderful dome towering
high above the city The site Of the holy
sepulchre is disputed, but questions
that the ground upon which stands the
Mosque of Omar is the Identical site of
Soomons temple and the Temple OF Herod
the Great, from which Christ scourged the
money changers.
This considerable tract of land i'm Jeru-
salem, known TO Christendom as the temple
area and called the Haram es-Sherif by the
MOhammedans. has been holy grounds for
nearly 1900 years. Temple after temple has
been buided upon it, TO fall before success
sive invaders-Assyrian. Roman. Moham-
medan; within this area have worshiped
the followers of the God of Abraham, the
believers in Jesus of Nazareth and the zeal
Gus and fanatic adherents OF MOhammed.
Even a Pagan temple. built by Hadrian. has
occupied the site of Solomon's magnificent
temple. At times. for generations. the area
has been but tumble Of ruins. yet 1t has