The Circus of Christianity in Jerusalem

Christian interest in seizing control of the Old City has dramatically waned since the days of the Crusades; however, Jerusalem is still home to several significant churches and sites dating as early as the 3rd century AD. Among the most notable are the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christ was supposedly buried, and the famed Via Dolorosa that Christ supposedly walked along as He carried the cross. These places are littered with various "Christian artifacts" which serve as placeholders to represent events of Jesus' life. Jerusalem has been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times since Jesus's death, and the streets that He walked on are actually about 20 feet below the current streets - as you can see below.

An excavated road from the time of Jesus.