In pictures: Jesus' Tomb Opened for First Time in Centuries

Images of the site believed to contain the rock upon which Jesus was laid

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In pictures: Jesus' Tomb Opened for First Time in Centuries

Preservation experts have opened for the first time in at least two centuries what Christians believe is Jesus's tomb inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

A marble slab covering the site, among the holiest in Christianity, was pulled back for three days as part of both restoration work and archaeological analysis

Here are images of the site believed to contain the rock upon which Jesus was laid in around 33 AD.

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