On the contrary, the Mussulman steps respectfully aside; for even he venerates the Saviour as a great prophet, and the Virgin as his mother.
Not far from Pilate's house stands the building designated as that of Herod; it is, however, a complete ruin.

The house of the rich man, at whose gate the beggar Lazarus lay, has shared the same fate; but from the ruins one may conclude how magnificent the building must originally have been.
In the house of Saint Veronica a stone is pointed out on which they shew you a footprint of the Saviour.

In another house two footprints of the Virgin Mary are exhibited.

Father Paul also drew my attention to the houses which stood on the spot where Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were born.

These houses are all inhabited by Turks, but any one may obtain admittance upon payment of a small fee.
The following day I visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre.