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vault
A type of roofing made of stones or bricks, shaped like part of a cylinder (or a combination of several cylinders); based on the principle of the architectural arch.

Via Dolorosa
Latin for ‘road of suffering’. In Christian tradition, the route traversed by Jesus in Jerusalem from his trial to Calvary, where he was crucified and buried. Fourteen ‘stations’ along the route mark various events experienced by Jesus on the way.

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