Western Wall
The Western Wall , or Kotel, also known as the Wailing Wall is a limestone wall part of the Second Jewish Temple, begun by Herod the Great. The most sacred Jewish holy site is situated in the Old City of Jerusalem.
General Information
| Region: | Jerusalem |
| Part of: | Temple Mount |
| Phone: | +972 2-627-1333 |
| Situated: | Jerusalem |
| Hours: | Open daily, 24-hours per day |
| Builder: | Herod the Great |
| Website: | www.thekotel.org |
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Tours including Western Wall |
| Tour Name | Day(s) | Quality from | Type | Starts | Ends | Select Tour |
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Jerusalem Tour |
1 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv / Jerusalem | Jerusalem / Tel Aviv | Excursion Tour | |
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Footsteps of Christ Tour |
10 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | Christian Tour | |
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Classic Israel Tour |
10 |
Escorted | Jerusalem | Tel Aviv | Classic Tour | |
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Jewish Heritage Tour |
11 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | Jewish Tour |
Do you know: When the Romans razed the Temple, they left one outer wall standing. They probably would have destroyed that wall as well, but it must have seemed too insignificant to them since it was not part of the Temple itself, just a retaining wall surrounding the Temple Mount jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
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