VI Station of the Cross

VI Station of the Cross is a wayside shrine in , . VI Station of the Cross is situated nearby to , as well as near the historic site .
  • Type: Wayside shrine
  • Also known as: “VI Statio Crucis”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Dome of the Rock.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 200 metres southwest of VI Station of the Cross.

Place of worship
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. is situated 380 metres southeast of VI Station of the Cross.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 390 metres southeast of VI Station of the Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Christian Quarter.

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the .

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled . It covers 31 hectares of the northeastern sector of the Old City.

VI Station of the Cross

Latitude
31.77936° or 31° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.23155° or 35° 13′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HJ+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2619678608
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_shrine
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“VI Station of the Cross” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة الصليب 6”
  • German: “VI. Kreuzwegstation”
  • Hebrew: “התחנה ו׳ של הצלב”
  • Hungarian: “VI. stáció”
  • Italian: “Via Dolorosa: VI stazione”
  • Polish: “VI stacja Drogi Krzyżowej”
  • Romanian: “Drumul Crucii: 6. Întâlnirea Domnului cu Veronica - Hristos își șterge chipul cu mahrama”
  • Russian: “VI Крестное стояние”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Veronica and Tomb for rich lady Tansuq.

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