They don't. Biblical postures for prayer include standing or lying prostrate, but Christians may pray at any time in any situation. Because God is omnipresent, The Bible does not prescribe facing a certain direction to pray.
It is the sight where Jesus was sentenced to death, and was ultimately crucificed.
Christians do not pray to anything that faces Jerusalem.
Jews pray facing the east-in the direction of Jerusalem
No. We always face Jerusalem (1 Kings ch.8; and Talmud, Berakhot 30a). In lands to the west of Jerusalem, such as America, we face east. Elsewhere, we face whatever direction Jerusalem is in (I, for example, face south, since the Galilee where I live is north of Jerusalem).
It's the back of the ark that faces Jerusalem. It's positioned this way so that the congregation faces Jerusalem while praying.
To take the direction of Kaaba in Makkah (or Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Christians can pray anywhere, anytime.
It doesn't face anything, since it is the spiritual center of the world. Rather, we face toward the Ark when we pray (Talmud, Berakhot 30a).The ark is positioned on the wall closest to the city of Jerusalem (typically the Eastern Wall in the United States and Europe, but the Western Wall in China and India).
Many, but not all, Christians pray daily.
AnswerSaladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187.
Christians can pray anywhere because God will always hear us, Christians also pray at church though :)
Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
In a synagogue, the ark is always placed at the front of the congregation. Because Jews pray facing Jerusalem, the ark is placed with its back toward Jerusalem and the opening facing the congregation.