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| Damascus Gate on the Northwest side of the city wall (used by the Jews only) |
We left our hotel this morning at 8:30am and we passed by the following locations depicted by photographs I took from the bus.
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| Herod''s Gate or also known as the Flower Gate which leads to the Muslim Quarter (used by the Muslims only) |
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| Basilica of Agony (Roman Catholic) on the left & Church of Mary Magdalene (Russian Orthodox) on the right |
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| Church of Mary Magdalene |
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| View of the Kidron Valley with the Arab neighborhood of Silwan on the right |
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| City of David National Park entrance |
The city of David lies south of the southern Temple Wall and
is the original site of Jerusalem. Today
at this location there are several tunnels existing which carried water to
various locations including the Pool of
Siloam. The Gihon Spring in the Kidron
Valley provided the main source of water for the city. King Hezikiah (King of Judah 715 - 686 BC) built one
of the tunnels still in existence today
that was used to move the water to other locations.
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| photo of the city of David area from the model depicting Jerusalem around 66 AD located at the Israel Museum (click to enlarge and see the areas I have marked in black) |
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| descending into the tunnel system |
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| tunnels very narrow in places |
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| the tunnel we walked was 700 meters long and ended at the Western Wall deep below grade |
