By Roberto Copello
This gorgeous coffe table book, filled with hundreds of full color photographs and artwork, as well as numerous well researched articles, will be a priceless window through wich you can get to know the Holy City! Considerable attention is given to the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sites to be found there.
Enigmatic, extremely ancient and yet ultramodern, a wonderful mix of cultures where history fills the air, Jerusalem is said to be the city that most powerfully feels the bresath of God. In this place - the center of the universe according to belief systems of the Middle Ages - sacred sites and splendid temples stand just yards apart from each other, making this city the spiritual and religious heart of the world for two-thirds of humanity.
In Jerusalem, each religion has its sacred stones. Jews have the boulders forming the kotel, the Western (Wailing) Wall, imbued with the presence of God. Lehavdil, Christians have the stone of the Holy Sepulcher, said to be the place where the body of Jesus was placed after his death. For Muslims, the gilded Dome of the Rock (covering the ruins of the Jews' destroyed Holy Temple) houses the rock form which Mohammed is said to have ascended into heaven on his steed.
Surprisingly open to the allure of modernity, Jerusalem is an irresistibly charming city that everyone - believers and non-believers alike - should visit at least once in their lifetime.
This book is not only a historical and visual guide to its landmarks, but an invitation to visit the city.
25cm X 30.5cm / 9.8" X 12"
Hardcover, 136 pages