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Mount Zion is an elevation west of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Jewish scriptures apply the term Mount Zion to the Temple Mount or the City of David, both located on this elevation. For Jews the term Zion became a synecdoche referring to the entire city of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Mishkenot Sha’ananim ,Tranquil Abode, was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on a hill directly across from Mount Zion.Financed by Sir Moses Montefiore, the building was dedicated in 1861 and providing housing for 20 families. Since it was outside the walls and open to Bedouin raids, pillage and general banditry rampant in the region at the time, the Jews were reluctant to move in, even though the housing was luxurious compared to the derelict and overcrowded houses in the Old City. As an incentive, people were even paid to live there, and a gate was built around the compound with a heavy door that was locked at night. After the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six-Day War, Mishkenot Sha'ananim was turned into an upscale guesthouse for internationally acclaimed authors, artists and musicians visiting Israel. Apart from guesthouse facilities, it is now a convention center and home of the Jerusalem Music Center. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church grave yard
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Zion Gate
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Mount Zion is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The term Zion became a synecdoche referring to the entire city of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel.There is reason to believe that in Biblical times the name Mount Zion referred to the area of what today is called by Jews the Temple Mount. However, as early as the first century the hill today called Mount Zion had acquired the name for unknown reasons.Important sites on Mount Zion are Dormition Abbey, King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper. The Chamber of the Holocaust (Martef HaShoah), the precursor of Yad Vashem is also located on Mount Zion. Another place of interest is the Catholic cemetery where Oskar Schindler, a Righteous Gentile who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews in the Holocaust, is buried. The winding road leading up to Mount Zion is known as Pope's Way (Derekh Ha'apifyor) because it was paved in honor of the historic visit to Jerusalem of Pope Paul VI in 1964. Between 1948 and 1967, this narrow strip of land was a designated no-man's land between Israel and Jordan. Photo Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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Mount Zion is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The term Zion became a synecdoche referring to the entire city of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel.There is reason to believe that in Biblical times the name Mount Zion referred to the area of what today is called by Jews the Temple Mount. However, as early as the first century the hill today called Mount Zion had acquired the name for unknown reasons.Important sites on Mount Zion are Dormition Abbey, King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper. The Chamber of the Holocaust (Martef HaShoah), the precursor of Yad Vashem is also located on Mount Zion. Another place of interest is the Catholic cemetery where Oskar Schindler, a Righteous Gentile who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews in the Holocaust, is buried. The winding road leading up to Mount Zion is known as Pope's Way (Derekh Ha'apifyor) because it was paved in honor of the historic visit to Jerusalem of Pope Paul VI in 1964. Between 1948 and 1967, this narrow strip of land was a designated no-man's land between Israel and Jordan. Photo Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption *** Dorimition Abbey and Mount Zion Church
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The towering surrounding walls of the Old City an impressive union of medieval and Middle Eastern architectural features, is among Jerusalem's most striking features. The walls were commissioned by Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who invested heavily in the development of Jerusalem during the 16th century. The wall roughly follows the outline of the ramparts surrounding ancient Roman Jerusalem.The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The Old City has a total of 11 gates, but only seven are open : Jaffa, Zion, Dung, Lions’ [St. Stephen's], Herod’s, Damascus [Shechem] and the New).Visitors wishing to find an elevated view of Jerusalem will be pleased to discover one of the Old City's nearly-hidden treasures: the Ramparts Walk. Accessible either from behind the Tower of David across from Jaffa Gate or from Damascus Gate, the Ramparts Walk winds along the top of the walls, affording stunning views of Yemin Moshe and west Jerusalem, several major Old City Christian churches including the Church of the Dormition, a rare glimpse inside the cloistered Armenian Quarter, the Valley of Hinnom, the Judean Desert and more. The Damascus Gate section allows rampart walkers to observe the bustle of the Arab market, the verdant splendor of the Garden of Gethsemane and its churches, the ancient graveyard on the Mount of Olives and splendid Moslem homes inside the Moslem Quarter. The Jaffa Gate path ends near the Dung Gate, and the Damascus Gate path ends at St. Stephen's Gate. The section of wall along the Temple Mount is, for obvious reasons, off limits to tourists. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye *** Local Caption ***
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Mishkenot Sha’ananim ,Tranquil Abode, was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on a hill directly across from Mount Zion.Financed by Sir Moses Montefiore, the building was dedicated in 1861 and providing housing for 20 families. Since it was outside the walls and open to Bedouin raids, pillage and general banditry rampant in the region at the time, the Jews were reluctant to move in, even though the housing was luxurious compared to the derelict and overcrowded houses in the Old City. As an incentive, people were even paid to live there, and a gate was built around the compound with a heavy door that was locked at night. After the reunification of Jerusalem following the 1967 Six-Day War, Mishkenot Sha'ananim was turned into an upscale guesthouse for internationally acclaimed authors, artists and musicians visiting Israel. Apart from guesthouse facilities, it is now a convention center and home of the Jerusalem Music Center. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye
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