Jerusalem: MRA-ISR-Jer002

Type Sample Item

Other info about sample identity: #8 Lintel [label glued to the glass holder]

Geographic Location

Historical note about the site/monument: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built to commemorate the crucifixion and burial of Christ. The first structure on the site dates to the rule of Constantine and was erected around 336 CE. It underwent several cycles of destruction and rebuilding, including major reconstruction during the Crusades (12^th century). The extant structure dates chiefly to the early 19^th century. The shrine enclosing the tomb (called the Edicule) was recently given major restoration, during which time materials from the original Edicule were subjected to scientific study. The Rock of Calvary is also preserved in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in a reliquary near the elaborate Altar of the Crucifixion.

Further reading:
Ousterhout, R. (1989). Rebuilding the Temple: Constantine Monomachus and the Holy Sepulchre. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 48(1), 66-78.
Moropoulou, A., Georgopoulos, A., Korres, M., Bakolas, A., Labropoulos, K., Agrafiotis, P., Delegou, E.T., Moundoulas, P., Apostolopoulou, M., Lambrou, E., Pantazis, G., Kotoula, L., Papadaki, A., Alexakis, E. (2017). Five-dimensional (5D) modelling of the holy aedicule of the church of the holy sepulchre through an innovative and interdisciplinary approach. In Mixed Reality and Gamification for Cultural Heritage (pp. 247-270). Springer, Cham.

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