Reader's photo essay: Dubai-based expat shares his journey to Jerusalem

Travel photographer Rico X (@adventures_of_rico) shares pictures of his tour in Jerusalem

Last updated: August 22, 2021 | 18:19

Manuel Almario

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The church of all Nations in the Gethsemane Garden in Jerusalem.

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A mosaic inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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A mosaic inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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The Altar of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ right next to the Rock of Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Visitors rub rosemary beads over the Stone of Anointing where Christ’s body was believed to be laid after being removed from the crucifix before his burial.

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A picture of the shrine known as the Edicule that encloses what is believed to be the tomb of Christ.

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Inside the tomb, believed to be of the Virgin Mary, in Jerusalem.

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The tomb believed to be that of the Virgin Mary.

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A view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.

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Two men walk on a Jerusalem street.

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A crowded Jerusalem street.

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People walk in the interiors of Jerusalem.

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People pray at the Western Wall, known in Islam as Al Buraq Wall, in Jerusalem.

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A man prays at the Western Wall.

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People gather at the Western Wall.

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Women offer prayers inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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The interior of the Church of all Nations in the Gethsemane Garden.

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A view from outside the walls of Jerusalem.

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One of the interior streets of the city.

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The Western Wall estimated to be 60-feet (20 meters) high.

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A man reads the Torah at the Western Wall.

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A worshipper reading the Torah at the Western Wall.

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