More views of the minarets and Islamic-style architecture surrounding the Temple Mount complex.
Date: 10/06/2010
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I organized a visit to the Kotel Tunnels tour which began with an explanation of elaborate diorama depicting various stages of Solomon's 1st and 2nd temples.
Date: 10/06/2010
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Looking down into the ongoing excavations of the Kotel Tunnels, which revealed an additional 1,050 feet of retaining wall under the Old City.
Date: 10/06/2010
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This retaining wall makes up the 1,600 feet of the Western Wall supporting the Temple Mount, the sight of the second temple, destroyed in AD 70.
Date: 10/06/2010
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Each stone is chiseled with great precision. A chiseled outer edge frames every stone hewn in the Herodian style. Some of the larger stones making up the base are as large as a mini-bus, 44 ft long and weigh 570 tons.
Date: 10/06/2010
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Looking down at the shaft of stone wall which is buried beneath the current street level.
Date: 10/06/2010
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Date: 10/06/2010
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They call this "market street," because it is believed to be the main street used during Herod's time.
Date: 10/06/2010
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This one patch of stone street paving is original, dating back to the creation of the temple 2,000 years ago
Date: 10/06/2010
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I took a two hour tour up to the Mount of Olives
Date: 10/05/2010
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Several churches along the hillside commemorate the events that are believed to have led to Jesus' arrest and ascension into Heaven.
Date: 10/05/2010
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The Mosque of Ascension -- medieval chapel on Mount Olives where according to tradition, Jesus ascended to heaven 40 days after resurrection. Why, there is even a footprint in the stone to prove it. ;-)