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Dominus Flevit Church on the Mount of Olives offers a spectacular
view of Jerusalem. You can get there from the Gethsemane
Garden in East Jerusalem. At the first right there is a
steep road that leads to the top of the Mount of Olives.
The second turn to the left leads to the Dominus Flevit
Church and you enter the beautiful location through a green
gate. Dominus Flevit, Latin for “The Lord Wept,”
is a church owned by Franciscan priests. The church was
built in 1955 in the shape of a tear because it is believed
that at this spot Jesus cried over the future destruction
of Jerusalem (Luke 19). The most cinematic part of the church
is the famous window with a cross that overlooks the Dome
of the Rock. Aside from the window, there is also a great
panoramic view of the city from the garden.
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