Rotunda of the Anastasis

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The Rotunda of the Anastasis is the domed structure within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus Christ’s tomb and resurrection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
religious building component
rotunda
alsoKnownAs Anastasis Rotunda
Rotunda of the Resurrection
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
country Israel
dedicatedTo Jesus Christ
encloses Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre
traditional site of the Resurrection of Jesus
traditional tomb of Jesus Christ
function enclosure of the Holy Sepulchre
liturgical space
pilgrimage site
governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
hasPart Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre
circular ambulatory
clerestory windows
dome of the Anastasis
supporting piers
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
liturgicalUse Easter celebrations
Holy Week processions
daily Christian worship
locatedIn Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Middle East
Old City of Jerusalem
State of Israel
linked to: Israel
nameMeaning Anastasis means Resurrection in Greek
linked to: Anastasis
originalBuilder Emperor Constantine the Great
Empress Helena (tradition)
originalConstructionPeriod 4th century
partOf Church of the Holy Sepulchre
pilgrimageImportance one of the holiest sites in Christianity
rebuiltAfter destruction by the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
rebuiltBy Byzantine Empire
rebuiltIn 11th century
religiousTradition Christianity
roofType dome
sharedBy Armenian Apostolic Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Syriac Orthodox Church
significance traditional site of Jesus Christ’s tomb
traditional site of the Resurrection of Jesus
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1981

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Stone of Anointing near Rotunda of the Anastasis
Greek Orthodox Katholikon adjacentTo Rotunda of the Anastasis
Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) alsoKnownAs Anastasis Rotunda
subject linked to: Rotunda
linked to: Rotunda of the Anastasis
Rotunda of the Anastasis alsoKnownAs Anastasis Rotunda
linked to: Rotunda of the Anastasis
Rotunda of the Anastasis alsoKnownAs Rotunda of the Resurrection
linked to: Rotunda of the Anastasis