Kotel - Western Wall (כותל המערבי)

Kotel - Western Wall (כותל המערבי) Wall surrounding the holiest place in the world Holiest site of pilgrimage for the Jewish people for hundreds of years.
(954)

Built by the Herodian kings 2,000 years ago to expand the Second Jewish Temple, which was constructed over the ruins of the First Temple built by King Solomon 3,000 years ago. The Bible first identifies this holy place as Mount Moriah, the site where Abraham followed the Divine command to bring his son Isaac. Centuries later, King David buys the area from the Jebusites to prepare for building the Temple, which is completed by his son Solomon.

13/12/2013
celebrating the holiday
25/12/2012

celebrating the holiday

1933
21/11/2012

1933

Tens of thousands at the Western Wall praying together
11/11/2012

Tens of thousands at the Western Wall praying together

from 1921
30/10/2012

from 1921

Jewish orphan girls praying at the kotel. This picture is sometime after founding of the orphanage in 1902, and before t...
29/10/2012

Jewish orphan girls praying at the kotel. This picture is sometime after founding of the orphanage in 1902, and before the 1940's when all Jews were expelled from the city by the Jordanians and refused access to pray or even visit.

Erev Yom Kippur 1897
21/10/2012

Erev Yom Kippur 1897

14/10/2012

Tour today at 1:40pm

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Western Wall
Jerusalem

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972-2-627-1333

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