Historical Sites in Israel

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park and Davidson Center are located in the Jewish Quarter in the Old City. The park contains artifacts from different periods: the First and Second Temple periods, …

View the city of Jerusalem from atop of the Old City walls via a Ramparts Walk. The current walls surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem were built in the 16th …

Jaffa Gate is one of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the most popularly used entrance to the Old City, by tourists and locals alike. It …

Old City of Jerusalem Gates are mostly built in the wall that encompasses the Old City of Jerusalem. Today’s wall has been standing for around 480 years, and even though …

The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem. Over the past 3000 years, they’ve been built and rebuilt a number of times. Today’s walls are about 500 years …

Gate of Mercy, or Golden Gate as Christians call it, is one of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the Jewish Quarter and the …

Herod’s Gate, or Flowers Gate, is one of the newest gates in the Old City of Jerusalem, built in 1875, which opens from a wall tower. While it is simple, …

Damascus Gate, or the Nablus Gate, is one of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The gate connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, and from there, …

Dung Gate is one of the main gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the Jewish Quarter and leads directly to the Western Wall. The name …

Lions Gate is one of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem and leads to the Muslim Quarter. The gate gets it’s name from the four lions carved into …