Sites & Places in Jerusalem: The Western Wall

Reference

• History & Overview
• “Western” or “Wailing” Wall?
• Women of the Wall
• Photographs
• Notes in the Wall
• Photos from the Fouad Debbas Collection

Western Wall Tunnels

• History & Overview
• Ancient Herodian Street
• An Archaeological Appraisal
• Museum Information
• UN Security Council Resolution 1073

Archaeological Discoveries

• 3,000 Year old King David Era Seal Found on Temple Mount (September 2015)
• 6th Century Engraved Gold Artifacts Unearthed in Jerusalem (September 2013)
• 2,00 Year Old Cooking Pots Uncovered in Jerusalem (June 2013)
• Massive First Temple-Period Resevoir Discovered Under Western Wall (September 2012)
• Hebrew Seal from First Temple Found in Jerusalem (May 2012)
• Temple Period Ritual Purity "Voucher" Discovered in Jerusalem (December 2011)
• Artifacts Found in Ancient Drainage Channel in Jerusalem (August 2011)
• Rare Second Temple-Period Gold Bell Discovered in Jerusalem (July 2011)
• 2,000 Year Old Mikveh in Western Wall Tunnels (September 2009)