The image of al-Qiyāmah in Christians conception. The representation of Holy Sepulchre church in Melkite icon-map as a case study

During the Ottoman period, the citizens were easily moving; cosmopolitan, multinational, and multi-confessional, the ottoman empire brings together Turks, Greeks, Arabs, Bulgars, Serbs, and Armenians. The Christian pilgrims continued to visit the Holy Land following the traditional roles since the first centuries of Christians. The Christians from Antioch patriarchate had connections with the city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land; historically, many patriarchs and pilgrims from Damascus and Aleppo had visited the Holy Land. The most meaningful object of commemoration of their pilgrimage was a topographic representation of the Holy Land and the Holy Sepulchre church so-called proskynetaria. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre called al-Qiyāmah church by Arab Christians, which means the Church of the Resurrection. In this article, the primary attention will be about the representations of this building in the Melkite icons. Consequently, in this article , I will be talking about a view of the compound’s layout and its internal spaces. Finally, many kinds of events and buildings are inside in the image of the church; therefore, I will be asking questions about relationships between the pilgrimage itself and the representation of al-Qiyāmah church.