. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . gon Pool), or Cistern ofHezekiah, for which last, however, there is no authority. The pond,which is daubtless of mcdifeval constructionj is 32 yds. long, 25 yds. wide, 74 Eoute 5. TOMB OF THE VIRGIN. Environs and 13 ft. deep; in the corners are remains of stairs, and in the is a niche where the water is drawn off into a channel for thesupply of the Bath of Our Lady Mary (Hammam BittiMaryam). Farther on,near the Burj Laklak or Storks Tower (PI. H, 1), we turn to the rightand th
. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . gon Pool), or Cistern ofHezekiah, for which last, however, there is no authority. The pond,which is daubtless of mcdifeval constructionj is 32 yds. long, 25 yds. wide, 74 Eoute 5. TOMB OF THE VIRGIN. Environs and 13 ft. deep; in the corners are remains of stairs, and in the is a niche where the water is drawn off into a channel for thesupply of the Bath of Our Lady Mary (Hammam BittiMaryam). Farther on,near the Burj Laklak or Storks Tower (PI. H, 1), we turn to the rightand then take the first path to the left, passing a quarry. Finally wefollow the path leading E. The Mt. of Olives road now descends, passing a rock where thestoning of St. Stephen is said to have taken place (comp. pp. 48,1% 87), to the hottom of the valley, which we cross by the UpperBridge (PL I, 3). To the left of the road, beyond the bridge, is the church of theTomb of the Virgin {Kenisei Sitti Maryam; PI. K, 3), where, accord-ing to the legend, she was interred by the apostles, and where she !- -y^i^^h. 1. Tomb of Marys Parents. 2. Josephs Tomb. 3. Sarcophagus of Mary. 4. Altar of the Greeks. 5. Altar of the Armenians. 6. Prayer Recess of the Moslems. 7. Vaults. 8. Altar of the Abyssinians. 9. Cistern. 10. Cavern of the Agony. lay until her assumption. A church was erected here in the 5thcent, but was repeatedly destroyed. Its present form is due to Mill-cent (d. 1161), daughter of King Baldwin II. The chapel now belongsto the Greeks, the Latins having a slight share in the ownership. A flight of steps descends to the space in front of the church; tothe right is the passage leading to the Cavern of the Agony [p. 75).The only part of the church above ground is the Porch. The archesof the portal rest on four marble columns. A handsome Staircase of47 marble steps descends immediately within the portal, passing awalled-up door (perhaps the entrance to the tomb of Milicent) and of J
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