Land of Israel: Sites and Places in Jerusalem

Sites and Places in Jerusalem

Temple Mount	Old City Gates
Western Wall	Jewish Quarter
Dome of the Rock	Christian Quarter
Al-Aqsa Mosque	Armenian Quarter
Mount Zion	Muslim Quarter
Ramparts Walk	Basilica of the Agony
City of David	Garden of Gethsemane
Citadel of David	Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Tower of David Museum	Garden Tomb
Hezekiah’s Tunnel	Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Robinson’s Arch	Rockefeller Museum
Solomon’s Stables	Shrine of the Book Museum
Warren’s Shaft	Musical Instruments Museum
Herodian Street	Old Yishuv Court Museum
King David Hotel	Bible Lands Museum
The Knesset	Museum on the Seam
Mount Scopus	Armon Hanatziv Promenade
King David’s Tomb	House Of Caiaphas
Mount of Olives	Biblical Zoo and Zoological Gardens
Skull Hill (Golgotha)	Jerusalem National Forest
Herzl Museum	Ancient Burial Sites and Tombs
The Israel Museum	The Great Synagogue
Jerusalem Corridor	The Belz Synagogue
Ammunition Hill	Hurva Synagogue
Hebrew University	The Menachem Tzion Synagogue
Cenacle (Upper Room)	Via Dolorosa

Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Southern Aerial View)

Western Wall (aka Wailing Wall or Kotel) at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Western Wall (aka Wailing Wall or Kotel) at Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Man Placing a Written Prayer Request Inbetween the Stones

Western Wall (aka Wailing Wall or Kotel) at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Dome of the Rock in the Background

One of the Holiest Places for Jews and Christians

Dome of the Rock Shrine on Temple Mount in Jerusalem

View of Side of Building

The Smaller Dome to the Right is called Dome of the Chain

Interior of Dome of the Rock at Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Foundation Stone (Rock of Moriah)

It is also known as the Pierced Stone because it has a small hole on the southeastern corner that enters a cavern beneath the rock, known as the Well of Souls. It is the holiest site in Judaism (Midrash Tanhuma, chapter 10); Jewish tradition views it as the spiritual junction of Heaven and Earth. Jews traditionally face it while praying, in the belief that it was the location of the Holy of Holies in the Temple.

Mount Zion – 2510 Feet in Elevation

View From Dormitio Church on the Mount of Olives

Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem just outside the walls of the Old City.

The term Mount Zion has been historically associated with the Temple Mount,

but its meaning has shifted and it is now used as the name of ancient Jerusalem's

so-called western hill. In a wider sense, the term is also used for the entire

Land of Israel.

Mount Zion – 2510 Feet in Elevation

View From Abu Tor

Road Leading Up to the Top of Mount Zion

Called “Derekh Ha'Apifyor” (Pope's Way)

Named by the Israeli government in honor of Pope Paul VI's

Historic visit to Israel in 1964

King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion in Jerusalem

It is located near the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey.

The tomb is situated in a ground floor corner of the remains of the former Hagia Zion, a Byzantine church. Older Byzantine tradition dating to the 4th century identified the location as the Cenacle of Jesus and the original meeting place of the Christian faith. The building is now part of the Diaspora Yeshiva.

Cenacle (Upper Room) – Place of the Last Supper

Ramparts Walk Around Walls of Old Jerusalem

One particularly memorable way of getting a bird’s eye view of the Old City of Jerusalem is to walk along the narrow stone paths along the tops of its outer walls. Referred to as the Ramparts Walk, on this path you can traverse the Old City from above, taking in the rooftops, domes and spires of the sacred buildings that dot the Old City.