Name of Object:

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Library

Date of Object:

1899

Description:

This photograph shows the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as it appeared in 1899. This church, together with other ancient monuments and landmarks, was a typical destination for Christian pilgrims travelling from Europe and Russia. Christian pilgrimage was seen as a starting point to describe "exotic" places and "Eastern" culture. Some Christian pilgrims described in their writings historical and cultural details and curiosities and their impressions of 19th century Palestinian society, the increasing number of pilgrims – especially Russian and Jews – and the institutions such as the Russian consulate, English and German churches and Latin monks that accommodated the Christian pilgrims.

Type of Object

Photograph

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Johnstone, Catherine Laura, Christian and Jewish Pilgrims to the Holy Land, London, 1899

Citation of this web page:

Maria Francesca Carvelli (MWNF) "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;117;en

Prepared by: Maria Francesca Carvelli (MWNF)

MWNF Working Number: UK 117