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'the western wall', often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط ٱلْبُرَاق, Ḥā'iṭ al-Burāq ['ħaːʔɪtˤ albʊ'raːq]), is a portion of ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem that forms part of the larger retaining wall ...
24. Apr. 2024 · Wailing Wall. Western Wall. The Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a place of prayer and pilgrimage sacred to the Jewish people. It is the only remains of the retaining wall surrounding the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, held to be uniquely holy ...
The Western Wall, also known as the “Wailing Wall” or the “Kotel”, is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people. Located in the Old City of Jerusalem , it is the last remaining outer wall of the ancient Jewish temple, and an incredibly important site of modern Israeli history.
24. Nov. 2020 · The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, Ha Kotel and the Al-Buraq Wall, is the sole remaining part of a wall of the Second Temple of Jerusalem. History of the Western Wall. The Second Temple, which stood from 516 BC, was the holiest of Jewish sites and was built to replace the First Temple. In around 20-19 BC, King Herod ...
The Western Wall (wailing wall) is 488 meters long. Height. In the past, the Western Wall rose to a height of 60 meters. Today, the highest point in the exposed section reaches a height of 40 meters above the bedrock of the eastern hill of Jerusalem (Mt. Moriah).
3. Apr. 2009 · Visiting the Western Wall. There are a some things that you “must” do in any city. Kiss the Blarney Stone. Walk the Golden Gate Bridge. Get the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower. But few ...
The Wailing Wall (now more politely called the Western Wall) is inside Jerusalem In fact, it's even inside the old walled city that is at the historic heart of Jerusalem. But it's not up on the Temple Mount. It's a retaining wall forming one edge of the Temple Mount.
