Basilica of the Nativity

I came back up from the cave and was still in the Greek Orthodox side of the church with all it's fancy decorations and continual prayer and ominous looking priests who aren't really friendly, to be honest.

And behind this area is the The church also features a large gilded iconostasis, and a complex array of lamps throughout the entire building. The wooden rafters were donated by King Edward IV of England. The same king also donated lead to cover the roof; however, this lead was later taken by the Turks, who melted it down for ammunition to use in war against Venice. Stairways on either side of the Sanctuary lead down by winding stairs to the Grotto.

A little tidbit of info is that the basilica was placed on the 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites by the World Monuments Fund. It has a lot of rotting and worrisome structural issues.