The Garden Tomb.

The Garden Tomb provides pilgrims with a glimpse of what the first-century scene might have looked like for the followers of Jesus on that three-day journey from Good Friday through Easter Sunday. The Garden Tomb site contains a garden that has some olive trees. There is a first-century industrial site that has been alternately called a 'wine-press' or an 'olive-press' depending upon the source. There is also a first-century tomb there. It is located very near to a site that was first noticed by Lord Byron, who said that the rock formation correlated closely to what he called a skull (Golgotha).

Many Christians find this spot to be a useful place to go and find peace and tranquility. It has become a place of prayer and a site where Christians meet and hold services to commemorate our Lord, Jesus Christ.

PHOTOS OF THE GARDEN TOMB AREA.



The Garden Tomb.

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Inside the Garden Tomb.

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The Garden Tomb complex.

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Wine Press - Garden Tomb complex.

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The shape of a skull? Golgotha?

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The rocky cliff face that Lord Byron thought resembled what he imagined Golgotha might have looked like now backs on to the Jerusalem Bus Depot.