According to tradition, the world was created from this location and king Solomon built the first temple in the first millenium BCE; the babylonian destroyed it…
The Western wall, originally 500 meters long, is the foundation wall of the second temple; the top of the hill formerly occupied by the second temple is now…
The visible part of the Western wall was under Jordanian administration between 1948 and 1967. On June 7, 1967 Israel conquered the old city and Temple mount…
The area is split into a men's section (left) and a women's section (right).
Men's section.
Men's section.
Women's section.
Women's section.
