Dormition Church
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The Dormition Church, situated on Mount Zion outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, facing the Zion Gate, was built between 1906 and 1910, after Sultan Hamid gave this plot of land to Kaiser Wilhelm II as a gift.
According to Catholic legend, this is the place where Mary, the mother of Jesus, "fell asleep", hence the full name of the Church: Dormitio Beatae Mariae Virginis. Dormition is derived from the Latin for "sleep".
The church is located near King David's Tomb.
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