Israel

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 …

The New Gate is the newest one of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built in 1889 to provide direct access between the Christian Quarter and …

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 …

Zion Gate, also know as King David’s Gate, is one of the gates leading into the Old City of Jerusalem. It is also the closest gate to the Jewish Quarter …

If you are wondering what things there are to do in the Old City, wonder no more. It is a city filled rich history and culture. There are museums, historical …

King David’s Tomb is a site considered by many to be the burial place of biblical king David. However, majority of historians and archaeologists do not consider the site to …