Holy Sepulcher, a 3D Journey Back in Time
Post by Chris McKinny
The following video illustrates the different phases of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher moving backwards in time from the Crusades until Crucifixion. Here is the information from the site:
While the video is extremely well done it should be noted that it illustrates the architecture of the bench of "Jesus' tomb" identically in each chapter of the video. This is not exactly historically accurate. The burial bench beneath the "Rotunda" was actually reconstructed by Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus in 1048 AD after it and much of the surrounding rotunda of Constantine/Helena had been destroyed by Fatimid Caliph Hakim in 1009 AD.
For more information regarding th the various stages of the development see the "Church of Holy Sepulcher" entry in the Anchor Bible Dictionary by Oliver Nicholson (pgs. 3: 258-260).
The following video illustrates the different phases of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher moving backwards in time from the Crusades until Crucifixion. Here is the information from the site:
A journey back in time to tell the story of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the site defined in many Christian traditions as “the Centre of the World”. This is the gift by ATS pro Terra Sancta to all the friends and the supporters of the Holy Land.Divided in chapters, the video by Mrs. Raffaella Zardoni for ATS pro Terra Sancta presents a 3D reconstruction of the basilica at different times, back to the stone cave which saw the burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our being here, our commitment for this land and our deep desire to help its living stones start and gather meaning from here.
While the video is extremely well done it should be noted that it illustrates the architecture of the bench of "Jesus' tomb" identically in each chapter of the video. This is not exactly historically accurate. The burial bench beneath the "Rotunda" was actually reconstructed by Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus in 1048 AD after it and much of the surrounding rotunda of Constantine/Helena had been destroyed by Fatimid Caliph Hakim in 1009 AD.
For more information regarding th the various stages of the development see the "Church of Holy Sepulcher" entry in the Anchor Bible Dictionary by Oliver Nicholson (pgs. 3: 258-260).
Labels: Jerusalem, Tomb of Jesus
posted by Chris McKinny at
9:00 AM
2 Comments:
A very interesting perspective. It really helps to have been there before seeing the video . . . I noticed back in 2001 the Citadel Museum also had a 3-D video showing the changing dimensions of the church. But it wasn't there when I looked for it in 2010.
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