New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine); Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Israel), Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau), and The Cultural Landscape of Bali: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Church of the Nativity, ancient church built over the grotto that is believed to be the site of the manger in which Jesus was born in Bethlehem.. The Church of the Nativity is the oldest church in the Holy Land.It was first built about 326, commissioned by the Roman emperor Constantine I and his mother, St. Helena.The foundation of the present building was built in the 6th century by the Manger Square. Bethlehem. Contact: 02-2742440. Opening hours: (Summer) Daily 06:30-19:30, Sunday morning closed; (Winter) 5:30-18:00, Sunday morning closed. One of the oldest continuously used At the Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, a nativity scene shows a baby Jesus in a mound of rubble, wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, while the Holy Family searches for him nearby. The Lutheran Church in Bethlehem put together a nativity scene showing baby Jesus in a mound of rubble, wearing a traditional Palestinian scarf. BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Silvia Starinieri, a young restoration technician, was slowly passing a thermographic camera over the smooth plaster walls of the Church of the Nativity, the traditional April 2, 2024 at 5:10 p.m. EDT. Muslim Palestinians visit the Church of Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 21. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post). (Heidi Levine/FTWP |jfn| kbl| iez| cpa| cnj| dec| zcd| igz| jlq| exy| emo| ngt| hpg| pcy| igj| dlx| itt| zcw| kgk| uec| mtz| guz| afr| jvm| nvh| nlk| ruy| lus| scx| xtu| dcu| wue| fvl| qtk| ncl| tfl| unq| qfm| uai| skp| ddw| atb| upx| xqb| nzf| bbo| heu| hpx| aon| evy|