Freemasons Jerusalem Temple
Freemasons and the Jerusalem Temple The Freemasons are a very important international order that has been involved, since its appearance on the stage of history in the 17th century, in…
King Herod’s Temple
Herod’s Vision for the Temple Herod wanted to build in Jerusalem a Temple that would amaze all who saw it—a world wonder that would stand alongside the other wonders of…
Dome of the Rock Night Journey
The Night Journey Al-Isrāʾ wal-Miʿrāj (The Horizontal Journey Leading to the Vertical Journey) is a concept in Sufi Islam that refers to the Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad to…
Hospitaller and Gothic Architecture
The Hospitaller Order and Gothic Architecture The Hospitaller Order takes its name from the word “hospital.” Indeed, this was an order that, from its inception (and still today), set as…
Church and Knights of the Holy Seoulchre
Queen Melisende's Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was the object of desire for pilgrims in the Middle Ages. Some sought to undergo a ceremonial…
Armenians Sacred Architecture
The Armenians and Jerusalem in the Middle Ages Throughout history, Armenians played an important role in the middle east, and not just in armenia. As early as the 11th century,…
Freemasons and Europe
Jerusalem as a microcosmos In the 19th century, while progress had yet to fully reach the Land of Israel, Europe already boasted cities of millions with street lighting, sewage systems,…
Mandate Sacred Architecture
Continuation of the Concept of Jerusalem as a Microcosm Following the idyllic period of the early British Mandate, troubles emerged. Unrest began as early as the 1921 riots, though these…
