Jerusalem, Western Wall, Israel

The Western Wall in Jerusalem, shown on this postcard during a festival, is one of the holiest places for both Jews and Muslims. For the Jews this limestone wall, which is actually part of the bigger, ancient retaining wall, is holy because its direct connection to the Temple Mount. The Muslims revere this place because the Prophet Mohamad tied his horse to this wall before ascending to paradise.
The Western Wall was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List as Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls in 1981
This wonderful postcard was sent by Nastya as an official Postcrossing Postcard.

Jerusalem ( painting by David Roberts)

Beautiful painting of Jerusalem in 1839 by the Scottish painter David Roberts. This was an official postcrossing card sent by Julia from Israel (IL-22511)

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount is one of the main sacred Muslim places in Jerusalem. It is located in the center of a greater Muslim shrine known as the Haram ash Sharif (Noble Sanctuary). Construction was finished in 691.
The card was sent by Debora for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag

The Holy Land Mapcard

This wonderful mapcard of the Holy Land was sent to me by my new Blog friend Anna. This was our first swap, hopefully there will be more cards going back and forth between us :)

Peace

A handshake for peace between King Hussein of Jordan and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel, watched by US President Bill Clinton during the Israel-Jordan peace negotiations, October 26, 1994. This card was sent for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag, thanks a lot Deborah (chatte_noir). This is an awesome postcard!

Jesus' Ministry in the Galilee Lake - May 14, 2010

What a wonderful card, I fell in love with it on first sight! It was sent by Debora (chatte_noir) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.