Friday, March 17, 2017

Madaba map of Jerusalem


The Madaba Map is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East. Part of it contains the oldest surviving  map of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates to 550 AD. You can note the Roman Cardo or main street as well as the church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will see a full size replica when we visit the Cardo in the Old City.  

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