Bethlehem
Basilica
of the Nativity, Bethlehem
(first erected by Helena, mother of Constantine about 300 AD,
later enlarged by Justinian 500's AD)
beneath
the Mosaic floor of Justinian can be seen
the mosaic floor of Helena's church
Eastern Orthodox chapel
the icon wall
priests conducting service
outside of the nearby Roman catholic chapel
old doorway
passage way showing lamps
Nativity site
close up of the place of Jesus' Birth
Arab Bethlehem at sunset