Holy Land Hotel History

Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt at the dawn of the 19th century rekindled Europe’s interest in the East. The Scientific and Artistic Commission that followed the emperor continued to publish the multivolume Description de L’Egypt long after Napoleon’s defeat, capturing the popular imagination. At the same time, as the Enlightenment began to make way for Romanticism, there was a rebellion against logic and science and a longing to return to a simple belief in God. The desire to reexamine the Bible brought a growing number of visitors to the Holy Land, especially after steam replaced sail on the Mediterranean in […]