This is the front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The original building built by Emperor Constantine was destroyed by Muslims in 1009. This building is a rebuilding project completed in 1048 by Constantine IX Monomachos and Patriarch Nicephorus of Constantinople. Despite the Byzantines spending vast sums on the project, a total replacement of the original Constantine Basilica was far beyond available resources. The new construction was concentrated on the rotunda and its surrounding buildings. The great basilica remained in ruins. Come take a walk with me through one of the most bizarre buildings I have ever walked in. The interior of the church is governed by many different groups that can lead to conflict. A fight broke out between sects who run the church a week after we were in this church. I almost saw a fight break out while I was waiting in line to enter the small chapel of the tomb of Jesus.