Where did Jesus stand trial before Pilate?

From Caiaphus' house, Jesus was taken to stand before Pilate at his residence at the Antonia Fortress.

Built by Herod and named for Mark Antony, some of the Roman troops lived here, and the priestly vestments were likely stored here. The fortress was one of the final strongholds of Jerusalem to fall in AD 70. 

Tradition holds that Pilate lived here, so this is where Jesus was taken to stand trial (again), where He was beaten and whipped and fitted with a cross to begin His walk to Golgatha. 

Today, where the Antonia Fortress is now a bunch of buildings. But there are hints at what used to be there. Check out these half-arches:

This is a clue that something much older was here before.

Nearby is the Church of the Flagellation, which commemorates Him being beaten. One of the chapels has a crown of thorns adorning the basilica, and in the other, there is an ancient Roman gameboard carved into the stone:

Then, a few doors down, a convent with ruins below it. (This place could be a blog post in and of itself, there was so much here. The ruins were converted many times and used in different ways, like a giant room being a cistern): 

But what is the most important for Jesus' final night is here:

another Roman game board, and 

The remains of an ancient Roman road, stones worn smooth from age. It's likely Jesus could have walked on this road, or that this is even the stone pavement mentioned in John 19:13.

Wow... this spot takes a few moment to take it in.

And finally, a few doors down is Church of the Condemnation, with a prison in its dungeon:

From here, you'd turn left to keep going down the Via Dolorosa and then right into an alley, all the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This is the last spot in this blog series until Sunday, the best day of all. It's hard to see; a lot to take in. But take heart, because Thursday is almost over.

Sunday is just a few days away.