What to See in Old City
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Western Wall Plaza
This ancient sight dating back to the 1st century BC is simply breathtaking.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The world's holiest Christian site is presumably built on the place of both the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus, and is thus a major…
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Via Dolorosa
The road follows the last steps of Jesus leading to the place of his crucifixion.
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Dome of the Rock
Marvel at this 7th-century dominant, said to be the first dome-shaped shrine to be built, can be seen from all over Jerusalem.
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Tower of David
The city's Citadel known as the Tower of David dates more than 2.700 years back.
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Golden Gate
Visit the oldest gate in Jerusalem, built in the 6th/7th century and sealed since the 16th century!
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Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al…
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Muristan
A charming maze of tiny streets built on the ruins of hospital. It is a great place for shopping and souvenir hunting with numerous shops…
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Church of the Condemnation
The Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross is a Roman Catholic church located within the Franciscan monastery that also…
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Muslim Quarter
The largest and most populous quarter of the Old City, is a lively and always busy place with lots of small shops.
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Christian Quarter
The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim…
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Jewish Quarter
Visit one of four traditional quarters in the Old City, which was formed by a continual presence of Jewish community since 800 BC.
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Pool of Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a…
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Jaffa Gate
Ottomans built this gate in the 16th century to mark the end of the road leading from the port city of Jaffa.
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Western Wall Tunnel
The Western Wall Tunnel is a tunnel exposing the Western Wall slightly north from where the traditional, open-air prayer site ends and up…
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Saint Anne Church
The Church of Saint Anne is a French Roman Catholic church and part of the Domaine national français located in the Muslim Quarter of the…
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Cardo
Discovered in the 1970s, this is a section of the main boulevard of what used to be the Roman city.
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Saint James Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint James is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, near the quarter's entry Zion Gate.
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Ecce Homo Arch
The Convent of the Sisters of Zion is a Roman Catholic convent of the Congregation of Notre-Dame de Sion, located near the eastern end of…
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Church of the Redeemer
Consecrated in 1898, this Lutheran church was built on the site of a former medieval church dating back to the 11th century.
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Dung Gate
The Dung Gate, also known in Arabic as the Silwan Gate and Mughrabi Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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