The historic center of Bethlehem is located at an elevation of over 800 meters and was built around the area traditionally recognized as...

The Basilica of the Nativity was rebuilt by the emperor Justinian in the sixth century. The fifty stone columns have capitals with...

New mosaics were created in 1169 that portray the Virgin Mary in the apse; Gospel scenes in the transept; the genealogy of Jesus, the...

Under the current flooring, there are the remains of a magnificent fourth-century mosaic, part of the first basilica that was built by...

The colonnade of the basilica rebuilt by Emperor Justinian was topped with a Lebanese cedar wood architrave that dates to between 545 and...

The sixth-century baptismal font, in the shape of a well, encloses yet another font that was carved out of a Byzantine capital.