Μέσα από τα τείχη της ΙερουσαλήμInside Jerusalem's Holiest Places
Brief Summary
It is perhaps the most hotly contested piece of real estate on the planet. Its name alone is enough to spark riots across the Middle East. Known as the Temple Mount to Jews and Christians and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims, it is so sacred to all three religions that followers willingly die for it. In the last 3,000 years rivers of blood have been shed, entire armies sacrificed and millions believe its destruction will signal the end of the world. History, religion and politics collide here at this most sensitive of places. For this reason, few cameras have ever been allowed inside this guarded and controversial place � until now. National Geographic was granted exclusive access to take cameras inside the 35-acre walled sanctuary and the Dome of the Rock, and has worked with scholars and consultants to produce an objective and sensitive milestone programme that promotes an understanding of this highly contested place. Part-icon, part-myth, this central fixture of the old city of Jerusalem is built upon the Biblical Mount Moriah, where we are told: Cain slew Abel; Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac; Solomon built the First Temple and Herod restored and expanded the Second; the Ark of the Covenant was kept; the Prophet Mohammed launched his journey into heaven and the Knights Templar found a great treasure and guarded the Holy Grail. But what�s fact, what�s fiction and what�s religious folktale? Inside Jerusalem�s Holiest Places is a unique Special that seeks answers to all these questions � and includes a remarkable archaeological discovery that may finally lay to rest centuries of debate over the very existence of the First Temple. In addition to the more historical version of this programme, outlined above, a longer, more contemporary version has also been produced, exploring the deeply human story of three modern day families and three faiths � of profound spiritual love and deep ancient hatred. Their stories connect front-page turmoil to religious history and put a human face on the timebomb of volatile emotions ticking away inside Jerusalem�s holiest places.
Year Filmed: 2006
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