Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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- On screen
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Middle District; Majd Addin's funeral area
- Where
- Jerusalem
- Type of site
- Active church and pilgrimage site – a full visit, free to enter. Expect queues for the Edicule and services in progress.
- Time & access
- 1–2 hours (longer to queue for the tomb). In the Christian Quarter of the Old City; on foot only through the lanes.
- Nearest location
- Tower of David / Jerusalem Citadel – c.500 m on foot (approx.); Old City of Jerusalem (it sits within it).
In the game
In 1191 the church was in Saladin's hands – the very prize the Third Crusade was fighting for, but out of the Crusaders' reach. Altaïr's Jerusalem is therefore a Muslim-ruled city with this great Christian shrine at its heart, which explains its quiet, guarded presence in the game. The 1192 Hubert Walter episode happens just after the game's events.
The place today
Standing.
What to look out for
- The immovable ladder under the right-hand window above the door
- the bricked-up second portal
- the cracked column by the entrance
- the truncated Crusader bell tower to the left of the façade
- the rows of carved crosses on the stairway down to the Chapel of St Helena
- the exposed rock of Golgotha and its fissure in the Chapel of Adam
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Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.