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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Israel, January 1900

Description

Monastery of the Cross - Greek Orthodox monastery in the valley of the Cross. According to tradition, building stands on site where Lot planted the tree from which the wood of Christ's cross was later carved. General view from a distance

Reference code
GB/3/1/1/1/459
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
-
Photograph Album Caption by Gertrude Bell
Convent of the Cross
Former reference
A_458
Photograph album
Location
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/466/manifest.json