The room of the last supper

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The Zion chamber or Cenacle (from the Latin for "dinner", "meals") – or the Room of the last supper – room, where was held the last Supper in the building on mount Zion. According to the legend, this building adjoined to the house of Caiaphas, and in it is the tomb of King David.
Entering the upper room, located directly above the tomb, on the second floor, are unlikely to see in the construction and the style at least something from the first century BC. And will be right – the building has been preserved to our days almost intact, was built on the ruins much later, in the VII century. The place burned to the ground the original building.
Much later on the site of the building, which hosted the last Supper, the crusaders built a Church. The legend says that the crusaders chose this place for his Church. What destroyed and burned the Emperor Titus, was the legend "first in the Christian world Church". Built in the VI century, she was called mother of all churches. In the beginning of the seventh century before the Foundation of the burned by the Persians, but the legend that says that in this place have tasted Jesus in his last earthly life meals, did the place itself is valuable and Holy. Actually thanks to this legend and understand the value and sanctity of the ruins, the crusaders built a Church on them. The internal architecture of the building is probably the most controversial and unusual from what you can tell. The first floor is the tomb of King David, the synagogue. Second, with vaulted ceilings and arches, belongs to the era of the crusaders. Stained glass and "mirhab"- refer to Islamic architecture. Indeed, in his time, Saladin turned the Church into a mosque, and this era has left their mark on how the building looks today. But, despite the difference of ages and opinions, in the upper room on the second floor, according to legend was visited by the Holy spirit 12 apostles. After that meeting they began to possess the multitude of languages in order to perform the mission. Here Jesus predicted his betrayal. And here the apostles mourned the death of his teacher. Of course, the real appearance of a Room times the gospel is not known to anyone. The descriptions of him trying to recover and resurrect in his paintings of the greatest artists. Everything that happened that night in the bathroom – always important for all Christians. Columns, with images of the Passover lamb, takes you into the night, and the magic of the atmosphere within these walls will hear the whisper of the Lord's prayer.