[PHOTOS] Le tombeau du Christ se dévoile après des mois de rénovations
People line to to visit the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem Tuesday, March 21, 2017 A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)Photo: The Associated Press
People line to to visit the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem Tuesday, March 21, 2017 A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
People line to to visit the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem Tuesday, March 21, 2017 A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
Christian priests look at a ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The ceremony with the presence of representatives of the Christian denominations, marked the completion of the renovation. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)
Tourists and worshippers wait to access the newly restored Edicule following a ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The ornate shrine surrounding what is believed to be Jesus’s tomb was reopened at a ceremony in Jerusalem following months of delicate restoration work. (Menahem Kahana/Pool photo via AP)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – MARCH 21: (ISRAEL OUT) A woman prays next to The tomb of Jesus Christ with the rotunda is seen in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on March 21, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel. The tomb of Jesus Christ in the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City was, on 26 February 2017, without its iron cage for the first time since it was placed around the stone tomb by the British in 1947 to keep the Edicule from falling apart. Greek archaeologists have been working since June 2016 to restore the tomb, believed to be the place where Jesus Christ was buried and then resurrected from after his crucification. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
The renovated Edicule is seen in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s old city Monday, Mar. 20, 2017. A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
A Greek priest stands by a window into the burial chamber of Jesus’ tomb for pilgrims to see what is believed to be the original stone wall of the burial cave.nside the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s old city Monday, Mar. 20, 2017. A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Faithful visit the renovated Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s old city Monday, Mar. 20, 2017. A Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
The renovated Edicule is seen during a ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The ceremony with the presence of representatives of the Christian denominations, marked the completion of the renovation. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)
L’édicule de l’Église du Saint-Sépulcre de Jérusalem a officiellement rouvert ses portes mercredi, après des mois de rénovation. Ce lieu sacré du christianisme est traditionnellement présenté comme le tombeau du Christ.
Une cérémonie a eu lieu hier dans l’église afin de marquer l’événement. Les travaux de restauration, entrepris par une équipe de spécialistes grecs, avaient débuté en mai 2016.
Une structure métallique cachait depuis des décennies l’édicule central. Ce dernier a été démonté et reconstruit à l’identique. Seules les pièces trop fragiles ou cassées ont été remplacées tandis que les plaques de marbre pouvant être conservées ont été nettoyées afin d’en raviver les couleurs.
Les travaux ont été financés par les trois principales confessions chrétiennes du Saint-Sépulcre (Grecs-Orthodoxes, Franciscains, Arméniens) ainsi que par des contributions publiques et privées. Ils ont été livrés à temps pour les célébrations de Pâques.
