Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is an enormous structure that marks the sites of the last five of the Stations of the Cross. Although the church is now located within the Old City of Jerusalem, it was outside the city walls 2,000 years ago atop the site known as Golgotha, or Calgary.
The tenth Station of the Cross, where Jesus was stripped of his garments, is just outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and is marked by the small room at the top of these stairs.
Once inside the church, I was amazed at the elaborate decor and intricate designs everywhere. Throughout much of the church, the walls and ceilings were covered with beautiful mosaics. The decor of the church is really interesting because different spaces are managed by different denominations of Christianity; it's incredibly interesting to see the very different styles of each divisions of the church.
Just inside the entrance to the church is a set of stairs that leads up to the top of Calgary. Here is the eleventh Station of the Cross, where Jesus was nailed to the cross. This section of the church is called the Chapel of the Nailing of the Cross and is managed by Roman Catholic Franciscan monks.
Just to the left of the Roman Catholic altar is a Greek Orthodox altar located above the Rock of Calgary and marking the twelfth Station of the Cross, where Jesus was crucified. Underneath the altar is a deep hole in the rock, where it is believed that Jesus' cross was raised. You can actually stoop beneath the altar and place your hand in hole, which I found to be a very surreal thing to do.
Downstairs from Calgary is the stone of anointing marks the thirteenth Station of the Cross, where Jesus' body was prepared for burial. The lamps hanging over the stone were contributed by Coptic Christians, Armenians, Greeks and Latins.
On the wall next to the Stone of the Anointing is a beautiful mosaic depicting the events following Jesus' crucifixion.
Continuing on away from Calgary, past the Stone of the Anointing, is the Rotunda.
Within the Rotunda is the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre, which marks the fourteenth Station of the Cross. There are two rooms within the Edicule. The first room contains the Angel's Stone, a piece of the stone that is believed to have sealed the tomb where Jesus was buried. The second room is the tomb itself with the stone on which Jesus' body was laid.
Opposite the entrance to the Edicule is the main altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.