The altar at Golgotha. Pilgrims are bowing down to kiss the star which marks the traditional spot where the Cross of Jesus was planted. The church is accepted as the Tomb of Jesus by some prominent historians and the little rock currently inside the present church as the location of Calvary.

Inside the church is a rock, about 7 m long by 3 m wide by 4.8 m high, that is believed to be what now remains visible of Calvary. During restoration works and excavations inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, it was found that this place was originally a quarry from which white Meleke limestone was struck.

Calvary or Golgotha are the English language/Western Christian names given to the site, outside of ancient Jerusalem’s early 1st century walls, ascribed to Jesus's crucifixion. The exact location is handed down from antiquity. In some Christian and Jewish traditions, the name refers to the location of the skull of Adam.