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a roof with a view

Roughly in the middle of the Old City lies a large flat roof. many reach out to find their bearings among prominent landmarks but also to enjoy a few moments of calm and serenity... The view is inspiring but disturbed with major features such as the Golden Dome and the Mount of Olives emerging among satellite dishes, water tanks, lamp post, air shafts and guarding rails.

The roof offers a view over the 3 spots which define the city of Jerusalem as an "Axis mundi", establishing the link between the earth and the sky, according to all 3 monotheist narratives.

In this series all the pictures have been taken from the same roof, only slightly changing view points and fields of view, using natural and street lighting, at different times of the day and year.

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