Chain of Generations Center

Chain of Generations. Kotel Tunnels. Jerusalem

Jerusalem - The Generations Center

Adjacent to the Western Wall Tunnel lies a museum called The Chain of the Generations Center. The impressive site, which incorporates ancient and modern Jewish history, includes an elaborate audiovisual show, and nine magnificent glass sculptures created by glass.

מיצג שרשרת הדורות בכותל,JERUSALEM 2015 Chain of the Generations Center

סיור בשרשרת הדורות בהדרכת מיכה - מיצג שרשרת הדורות בכותל -Chain of the Generations Center -
55 דקות של חוויה מיוחדת בסיפורו המופלא של העם היהודי – העם ששב לארצו ולבירתו ירושלים לאחר 2000 שנות גלות ומעולם לא חדל מלהתגעגע אליה.
story of the links that create the Jewish chain of generations. Advanced technology and artistic illumination and sound create an unforgettable impact on all the senses. Bar and Bat Mitzvah children and their families can share this wondrous journey as they embark on connecting yet another link to this eternal generational chain.


במרכז חדיש זה, הבנוי בחללים תת קרקעיים בסמוך לרחבת הכותל, מוצגת שרשרת הדורות של העם היהודי באמצעות יצירות מפוסלות בזכוכית, משחקי תאורה ושמע והולוגרמות. המבקר פוסע במעבה האדמה עם מדריך אלקטרוני אישי ויוצר לעצמו באמצעות הדמיון את החוויה.

שרשרת הדורות - Chain of Generations

מייצג הזכוכית במרכז שרשרת הדורות מורכב משמונה חדרים המכונים ״שרשרת השמות״. כל אחד מהחדרים מוקדש לפרק בתולדות העם היהודי החל מבריאת העולם, דרך עמודי האומה, ירושלים בתקופת פארה, חורבן הבית והכיסופים, השואה והתקומה. בניית מרכז שרשרת הדורות נמשכה כשבע שנים, במהלכן התגלו באתר ממצאים ארכיאולוגיים מרתקים אשר שולבו במרכז, ויחד עם יצירות האומנות המודרניות יוצרים מייצג ייחודי ויוצא דופן. הסיור במרכז נחתם במייצג אורקולי המבוסס על ׳סיפורו של צנחן׳ שכתב הצנחן משה עמירב ב-8 ביוני 1967, מייצג אשר ממחיש את מהותה של שרשרת הדורות של העם היהודי המוצגת במרכז.

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The Western Wall , Jerusalem. Jeremy Langford's Glass Sculptures at the Generations Center

Jeremy Langford, glass artist and sculptor, has created a series of monumental glass sculptures at Judaism's holiest site-The Western Wall, Jerusalem

הרובע היהודי ירושלים כולל סיור במנהרות הכותל ישראל.

Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera
zahigo25@walla.com 972-54-6905522 tel
סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522

The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the full length of the Western Wall. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft) long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 485 metres (1,591 ft) of the wall
The tunnel exposes a total length of 485 m of the wall, revealing the methods of construction and the various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.[1] The excavations included many archaeological finds along the way, including discoveries from the Herodian period (streets, monumental masonry), sections of a reconstruction of the Western Wall dating to the Umayyad period, and various structures dating to the Ayyubid, Mamluke and Hasmonean periods constructed to support buildings in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.
Warren's Gate lies about 150 feet (46 m) into the tunnel. This sealed-off entrance has been turned into a small synagogue called The Cave, by Rabbi Yehuda Getz, since it is the closest point a Jew can get to the Holy of Holies, assuming it was located at the traditional site under the Dome of the Rock.
At the northern portion of the Western Wall, remains of a water channel, which originally supplied water to the Temple Mount, were found. The exact source of the channel is unknown, though it passes through an underground pool known as the Struthion Pool. The water channel was dated to the Hasmonean period and was accordingly dubbed the Hasmonean Channel.
The biggest stone in the Western Wall often called the Western Stone is also revealed within the tunnel and ranks as one of the heaviest objects ever lifted by human beings without powered machinery. The stone has a length of 13.6 metres (45 ft) and an estimated width of between 3.5 metres (11 ft) and 4.5 metres (15 ft); estimates place its weight at 570 short tons (510 long tons).
Adjacent to the tunnel lies a museum called The Chain of Generations Center, designed by Eliav Nahlieli. The impressive site, which incorporates ancient and modern Jewish history, includes an elaborate audiovisual show, and nine magnificent glass sculptures created by glass artist Jeremy Langford.
In 2007 the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman street, thought to be from the second to fourth centuries. It was a side street which likely connected two major roads, and led up to the Temple Mount. The discovery of the road gave further evidence that Romans continued to use the Temple Mount after the destruction of the temple in 70 CE.
The Struthion Pool is a large cuboid cistern, which gathered the rainwater from guttering on the Forum buildings. Prior to Hadrian, this cistern had been an open-air pool, but Hadrian added arch vaulting to enable the pavement to be placed over it. The existence of the pool in the first century is attested by Josephus, who reports that it was called Struthius (literally meaning sparrow).[6] This Struthion Pool was originally built as part of an open-air water conduit by the Hasmoneans, which has since been enclosed; the source of the water for this conduit is currently unidentified.
As a result of 1971 extensions to the original Western Wall Tunnel, the Hasmonean water system became linked to the end of the Western Wall Tunnel; although they run under Arab housing, and later opened as a tourist attraction. The attraction has a linear route, starting at the Western Wall Plaza, passing through the modern tunnels, then the ancient water system, and ending at the Struthion Pool; as the Sisters of Zion were not willing to allow tourists to exit into the Convent of the Sisters of Zion via the Struthion Pool, tourists had to return through the narrow tunnels to their starting point, creating logistical issues.

The Western Wall Tunnel Jerusalem Israel

The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the full length of the Western Wall. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft) long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 485 metres (1,591 ft) of the wall
The tunnel exposes a total length of 485 m of the wall, revealing the methods of construction and the various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.[1] The excavations included many archaeological finds along the way, including discoveries from the Herodian period (streets, monumental masonry), sections of a reconstruction of the Western Wall dating to the Umayyad period, and various structures dating to the Ayyubid, Mamluke and Hasmonean periods constructed to support buildings in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.
Warren's Gate lies about 150 feet (46 m) into the tunnel. This sealed-off entrance has been turned into a small synagogue called The Cave, by Rabbi Yehuda Getz, since it is the closest point a Jew can get to the Holy of Holies, assuming it was located at the traditional site under the Dome of the Rock.
At the northern portion of the Western Wall, remains of a water channel, which originally supplied water to the Temple Mount, were found. The exact source of the channel is unknown, though it passes through an underground pool known as the Struthion Pool. The water channel was dated to the Hasmonean period and was accordingly dubbed the Hasmonean Channel.
The biggest stone in the Western Wall often called the Western Stone is also revealed within the tunnel and ranks as one of the heaviest objects ever lifted by human beings without powered machinery. The stone has a length of 13.6 metres (45 ft) and an estimated width of between 3.5 metres (11 ft) and 4.5 metres (15 ft); estimates place its weight at 570 short tons (510 long tons).
Adjacent to the tunnel lies a museum called The Chain of Generations Center, designed by Eliav Nahlieli. The impressive site, which incorporates ancient and modern Jewish history, includes an elaborate audiovisual show, and nine magnificent glass sculptures created by glass artist Jeremy Langford.
In 2007 the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman street, thought to be from the second to fourth centuries. It was a side street which likely connected two major roads, and led up to the Temple Mount. The discovery of the road gave further evidence that Romans continued to use the Temple Mount after the destruction of the temple in 70 CE.
The Struthion Pool is a large cuboid cistern, which gathered the rainwater from guttering on the Forum buildings. Prior to Hadrian, this cistern had been an open-air pool, but Hadrian added arch vaulting to enable the pavement to be placed over it. The existence of the pool in the first century is attested by Josephus, who reports that it was called Struthius (literally meaning sparrow).[6] This Struthion Pool was originally built as part of an open-air water conduit by the Hasmoneans, which has since been enclosed; the source of the water for this conduit is currently unidentified.
As a result of 1971 extensions to the original Western Wall Tunnel, the Hasmonean water system became linked to the end of the Western Wall Tunnel; although they run under Arab housing, and later opened as a tourist attraction. The attraction has a linear route, starting at the Western Wall Plaza, passing through the modern tunnels, then the ancient water system, and ending at the Struthion Pool; as the Sisters of Zion were not willing to allow tourists to exit into the Convent of the Sisters of Zion via the Struthion Pool, tourists had to return through the narrow tunnels to their starting point, creating logistical issues.
מנהרות הכותל הן מערך חללים ומחילות תת-קרקעיות מתקופות שונות לאורך תוואי הכותל המערבי, מתחת לבתי הרובע המוסלמי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. במתחם מבנים מתקופת בית שני, מימי הביניים ומהעת החדשה. ציר הליכה אופקי מחבר את החללים והמחילות, מעניק למבקר חוויה של מסע לאורך ציר הזמן ההיסטורי, ונחשב לאחד מאתרי התיירות הפופולריים בישראל. האתר, כנקודת חיכוך רגישה מבחינה דתית בין אוכלוסייה מוסלמית ויהודית, הביא לא פעם לתסיסה, שהגדולה בהן הייתה מהומות מנהרת הכותל ב-1996. פרויקט חשיפת הכותל המערבי לכל אורכו לאחר מלחמת ששת הימים, במטרה לאפשר לכל יהודי לגשת אל הכותל ללא הפרעה וללא מכשול, היה יוזמה של משרד הדתות

אני ירושלים - פרומו (תרגום לעברית) // I am Jerusalem - Promo (Hebrew Translation)

ירושלים כפי שמעולם לא חוויתם במופע מולטימדיה מרהיב וחדשני
פרטים נוספים באתר:
כתובת: מרכז הקניות שדירות ממילא – יצחק קריב 6, ירושלים, קומה 1-
זמני פעילות: ימים ראשון – חמישי : 10:00 – 23:00 (הקרנה אחרונה ב 22:30)
יום שישי : 10:00- 14:00
מוצאי שבת : משעה אחרי צאת שבת ועד 23:00
הצטרפו אלינו בפייסבוק לעדכונים:

IS THIS THE FINAL GENERATION?

The FINAL Generation: Psalm 83, God’s Plan for the Future. Prophecy is to point us to Christ who is the author of history, and the theme of Scripture.
God's Word is at its very center prophetic.
The God who recorded the beginning, that no one but Him witnessed in Genesis; is also the God records the ending, that no one but Him could have ever written, in Revelation.
Isn’t it amazing that God devotes 1/4th or 25% of the Bible to the indivisible union that the world’s destiny has with God’s Chosen People of Promise, Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jews? Always remember: THE CENTRALITY OF ISRAEL IN THE BIBLE
Using just a normal Bible with no study notes (my Bible is 1100 pages long) you find that:
600 pages (Genesis to Song of Solomon) are Israel’s origin, history, wanderings away from God, and worship (that is 600/1100 pages or) 54%; and
250 pages are devoted to the prophets (Isaiah to Malachi) that speak of the doom coming first to Israel then and the world in the future (that is 250/1100 pages or) 23%; and then we get:
-110 pages devoted to the Life of Christ (Matthew to John) that lasts for (110/1100 pages or) -10% of the Bible; and then
-120 pages devoted to the record of Acts to Jude that explains Christ's Church’s birth and mission for 120/1100 pages or 11%; and then the
-20 pages of Revelation describing the centrality of Israel and Jerusalem in end of the world take up almost (20/1100 pages or) 2% of the Bible.
So just a simple glance at the Table of Contents of God's Word would make a reader conclude that Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jews are very important to God.
And also, just the layout of the Bible that opens and closes with Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jews with the Church’s 21 % of the Word sandwiched importantly, but intentionally between the opening and closing
God who engineered the Scriptures has chosen to devote fully (4/5ths or) 79% of the Bible to Israel’s origin, calling, chastisement, return, and future troubles that engulf the whole world.
Each time the Old Testament prophets explained the future they universally began with Israel and all details revolved around Jerusalem and the Land.
Each times Jesus explained how the world would end He starts with Israel, Jerusalem, and the Jewish people (Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21).
Each time Paul explained how the world would end, began with Israel and all details revolved around Jerusalem in Romans 9-11, 1 & 2 Thessalonians (II Th. 2:4).
Each time John explained how the world would end, began with Israel and all details revolved around Jerusalem in Revelation 11, 13, 16, 19.
Israel is the 3rd largest topic is the Bible
(Q&A-92)
For more of Dr. John Barnett's Bible teaching messages go to DiscoverTheBook.org

A detailed tour of the Western Wall Tunnel Jerusalem - A real piece of history under the Old City

The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the full length of the Western Wall. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft) long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 485 metres (1,591 ft) of the wall
The tunnel exposes a total length of 485 m of the wall, revealing the methods of construction and the various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.[1] The excavations included many archaeological finds along the way, including discoveries from the Herodian period (streets, monumental masonry), sections of a reconstruction of the Western Wall dating to the Umayyad period, and various structures dating to the Ayyubid, Mamluke and Hasmonean periods constructed to support buildings in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.
Warren's Gate lies about 150 feet (46 m) into the tunnel. This sealed-off entrance has been turned into a small synagogue called The Cave, by Rabbi Yehuda Getz, since it is the closest point a Jew can get to the Holy of Holies, assuming it was located at the traditional site under the Dome of the Rock.
At the northern portion of the Western Wall, remains of a water channel, which originally supplied water to the Temple Mount, were found. The exact source of the channel is unknown, though it passes through an underground pool known as the Struthion Pool. The water channel was dated to the Hasmonean period and was accordingly dubbed the Hasmonean Channel.
The biggest stone in the Western Wall often called the Western Stone is also revealed within the tunnel and ranks as one of the heaviest objects ever lifted by human beings without powered machinery. The stone has a length of 13.6 metres (45 ft) and an estimated width of between 3.5 metres (11 ft) and 4.5 metres (15 ft); estimates place its weight at 570 short tons (510 long tons).
Adjacent to the tunnel lies a museum called The Chain of Generations Center, designed by Eliav Nahlieli. The impressive site, which incorporates ancient and modern Jewish history, includes an elaborate audiovisual show, and nine magnificent glass sculptures created by glass artist Jeremy Langford.
In 2007 the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman street, thought to be from the second to fourth centuries. It was a side street which likely connected two major roads, and led up to the Temple Mount. The discovery of the road gave further evidence that Romans continued to use the Temple Mount after the destruction of the temple in 70 CE.
The Struthion Pool is a large cuboid cistern, which gathered the rainwater from guttering on the Forum buildings. Prior to Hadrian, this cistern had been an open-air pool, but Hadrian added arch vaulting to enable the pavement to be placed over it. The existence of the pool in the first century is attested by Josephus, who reports that it was called Struthius (literally meaning sparrow).[6] This Struthion Pool was originally built as part of an open-air water conduit by the Hasmoneans, which has since been enclosed; the source of the water for this conduit is currently unidentified.
As a result of 1971 extensions to the original Western Wall Tunnel, the Hasmonean water system became linked to the end of the Western Wall Tunnel; although they run under Arab housing, and later opened as a tourist attraction. The attraction has a linear route, starting at the Western Wall Plaza, passing through the modern tunnels, then the ancient water system, and ending at the Struthion Pool; as the Sisters of Zion were not willing to allow tourists to exit into the Convent of the Sisters of Zion via the Struthion Pool, tourists had to return through the narrow tunnels to their starting point, creating logistical issues.
מנהרות הכותל הן מערך חללים ומחילות תת-קרקעיות מתקופות שונות לאורך תוואי הכותל המערבי, מתחת לבתי הרובע המוסלמי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. במתחם מבנים מתקופת בית שני, מימי הביניים ומהעת החדשה. ציר הליכה אופקי מחבר את החללים והמחילות, מעניק למבקר חוויה של מסע לאורך ציר הזמן ההיסטורי, ונחשב לאחד מאתרי התיירות הפופולריים בישראל. האתר, כנקודת חיכוך רגישה מבחינה דתית בין אוכלוסייה מוסלמית ויהודית, הביא לא פעם לתסיסה, שהגדולה בהן הייתה מהומות מנהרת הכותל ב-1996. פרויקט חשיפת הכותל המערבי לכל אורכו לאחר מלחמת ששת הימים, במטרה לאפשר לכל יהודי לגשת אל הכותל ללא הפרעה וללא מכשול, היה יוזמה של משרד הדתות

Belonging To the Governor of the City A Unique find Unearthed in Jerusalem

A unique and significant discovery was made during archaeological works in the Western Wall Plaza, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and in association with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation: A stamped piece of clay from the First Temple period, which belonged to the “governor of the city” of Jerusalem – the most prominent local position to be held in Jerusalem of 2700 years ago.
This extraordinary find is a lump of clay, stamped and pre-fired. It measures 13 X 15 mm and is 2–3 mm thick. The upper part of the sealing depicts two figures facing each other, and the lower part holds an inscription in ancient Hebrew script. The sealing was presented to the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, during his visit to Davidson's Center, near the Western Wall, last week. After the completion of the scientific research, the sealing will be on temporary exhibit in the mayor's office.
The sealing, its use unknown, was retrieved by Shimon Cohen while wet-sieving the soil from a late First Temple-period building (seventh-sixth centuries BCE).
Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah, excavator of the site located in the northwestern part of the western Wall Plaza, on behalf of the IAA, believes that the sealing had been attached to an important transport and served as some sort of logo, or as a tiny souvenir, which was sent on behalf of the governor of the city. Dr. Weksler-Bdolah further suggests that it is likely that one of the buildings in our excavation was the destination of this transport sent by the city governor. The finding of the sealing with this high-rank title, in addition to the large assemblage of actual seals found in the building in the past, supports the assumption that this area, located on the western slopes of the western hill of ancient Jerusalem, some 100 m west of the Temple Mount, was inhabited by highly ranked officials during the First Temple period. According to Dr. Weksler-Bdolah this is the first time that such a sealing is found in an authorized excavation. It supports the biblical rendering of the existence of a governor of the city in Jerusalem 2700 years ago.
Prof. Tallay Ornan of the Hebrew University, and Prof. Benjamin Sass of Tel Aviv University, studied the sealing and describe it thus: above a double line are two standing men, facing each other in a mirror-like manner. Their heads are depicted as large dots, lacking any details. The hands facing outward are dropped down, and the hands facing inward are raised Each of the figures is wearing a striped, knee-length garment. In the register beneath the double line is an inscription in ancient Hebrew: לשרער, with no spacing between the words and no definite article. It denotes לשר העיר, i.e., “belonging to the governor of the city. Prof. Ornan and Prof. Sass add, that the title 'governor of the city' is known from the Bible and from extra-biblical documents, referring to an official appointed by the king. Governors of Jerusalem are mentioned twice in the Bible: in 2 Kings, Joshua is the governor of the city in the days of Hezekiah, and in 2 Chronicles, Maaseiah is the governor of the city in the days of Josiah.
Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, When the find was presented to him related that it is very overwhelming to receive greetings from First Temple-period Jerusalem. This shows that already 2700 years ago, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, was a strong and central city. Jerusalem is one of the most ancient capitals of the world, continually populated by the Jewish people for more than 3000 years. Today we have the privilege to encounter another one of the long chain of persons and leaders that built and developed the city. We are grateful to be living in a city with such a magnificent past, and are obligated to ensure its strength for generations to come, as we daily do.
According to Dr. Yuval Baruch, archaeologist of the Jerusalem District in the IAA: “the outstanding significance of the finds brought upon the decision to conserve the First Temple-period building exposed in the Western Wall plaza excavations and open it to visitors.
Conservation work at the site, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, was carried out by Yossi Vaknin and Haim Makuriya.
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Movie Clip: Yaniv Breman, Photo: Clara Amit, IAA

Kotel Tunnnlels Western Wall tunnel tour review from Israel guide

a review of the tunnel tour at the western wall in Jerusalem.

The western wall, the wailing wall is mostly covered and the tunnel reveals its secrets.

What to expect?
Who is it for?
Is it good for children?

מנהרות הכותל - western wall tunnels

מנהרות הכותל - western wall tunnels

Western Wall Tunnels
The Western Wall of the Temple Mount is one of the most magnificent and significant remnants in Jerusalem from the days of the Second Temple, destroyed approximately 2,000 years ago.



The Western Wall stretches along almost half a kilometer, but today, the part visible to all at the Western Wall Plaza is a mere 70 meters of it. The tour of the Western Wall Tunnels allows visitors to reach the segments of the Wall hidden from view, and to touch the original and special stones that tell the story of the Jewish nation. Visitors to the Western Wall Tunnels walk through ancient and fascinating subterranean spaces with exquisite archeological findings, such as large stone arches, water pits, an ancient water aqueduct that ends at the Strouthion Pool, and more.

Western Wall

Here's the Western Wall (formerly known as The Wailing Wall).

A massive, blank wall built of huge stone blocks, the Western Wall (Ha-Kotel in Hebrew) is Judaism's holiest site, and the plaza in front of it is a permanent place of worship. The wall is part of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount and was built by Herod the Great during his expansion of the Temple enclosure. The huge, lower stones are Herodian, while those higher up date from early Islamic times.

During the Ottoman period, the wall became where Jews came to lament the destruction of the Second Temple. For this reason it was for centuries known as the Wailing Wall.

Housed covered most of what's now the Western Wall Plaza until relatively recently. When the Israelis gained control of the Old City after the 1967 war, they levelled the neighbouring Arab district. Non-Jews can approach the wall, provided they dress appropriately and cover their heads.

At the left-hand corner of the men's prayer section is Wilson's Arch (named after a 19th-century archaeologist). Now contained with an building that functions as a synagogue, it originally carried the Causeway to the Temple. From the arch, archaeologists have dug the Western Wall Tunnel to explore the wall's foundations. It follows the base of the outside face of the Temple wall along a Herodian street, below today's street level, and emerges on the Via Dolorosa. The Chain of the Generations Centre tells the story of the Jewish people. Acces to this and the Tunnel is by tour only; book well in advance (DK: Eyewitness Travel: Jerusalem & The Holy Land, page 85).

מיצג מאמרים בנושא אנטישמיות

סטודנטים מאוניברסיטת חיפה במסלול התכנית היישומית למאבק בדה-לגיטימציה של מדינת ישראל, מסכמים מאמרים בנושא האנטישמיות

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מנהרת הכותל, ירושלים העתיקה עם הסברים. צחי שקד, מורה דרך

The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the full length of the Western Wall. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft) long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 485 metres (1,591 ft) of the wall
The tunnel exposes a total length of 485 m of the wall, revealing the methods of construction and the various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.[1] The excavations included many archaeological finds along the way, including discoveries from the Herodian period (streets, monumental masonry), sections of a reconstruction of the Western Wall dating to the Umayyad period, and various structures dating to the Ayyubid, Mamluke and Hasmonean periods constructed to support buildings in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.
Warren's Gate lies about 150 feet (46 m) into the tunnel. This sealed-off entrance has been turned into a small synagogue called The Cave, by Rabbi Yehuda Getz, since it is the closest point a Jew can get to the Holy of Holies, assuming it was located at the traditional site under the Dome of the Rock.
At the northern portion of the Western Wall, remains of a water channel, which originally supplied water to the Temple Mount, were found. The exact source of the channel is unknown, though it passes through an underground pool known as the Struthion Pool. The water channel was dated to the Hasmonean period and was accordingly dubbed the Hasmonean Channel.
The biggest stone in the Western Wall often called the Western Stone is also revealed within the tunnel and ranks as one of the heaviest objects ever lifted by human beings without powered machinery. The stone has a length of 13.6 metres (45 ft) and an estimated width of between 3.5 metres (11 ft) and 4.5 metres (15 ft); estimates place its weight at 570 short tons (510 long tons).
Adjacent to the tunnel lies a museum called The Chain of Generations Center, designed by Eliav Nahlieli. The impressive site, which incorporates ancient and modern Jewish history, includes an elaborate audiovisual show, and nine magnificent glass sculptures created by glass artist Jeremy Langford.
In 2007 the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman street, thought to be from the second to fourth centuries. It was a side street which likely connected two major roads, and led up to the Temple Mount. The discovery of the road gave further evidence that Romans continued to use the Temple Mount after the destruction of the temple in 70 CE.
The Struthion Pool is a large cuboid cistern, which gathered the rainwater from guttering on the Forum buildings. Prior to Hadrian, this cistern had been an open-air pool, but Hadrian added arch vaulting to enable the pavement to be placed over it. The existence of the pool in the first century is attested by Josephus, who reports that it was called Struthius (literally meaning sparrow).[6] This Struthion Pool was originally built as part of an open-air water conduit by the Hasmoneans, which has since been enclosed; the source of the water for this conduit is currently unidentified.
As a result of 1971 extensions to the original Western Wall Tunnel, the Hasmonean water system became linked to the end of the Western Wall Tunnel; although they run under Arab housing, and later opened as a tourist attraction. The attraction has a linear route, starting at the Western Wall Plaza, passing through the modern tunnels, then the ancient water system, and ending at the Struthion Pool; as the Sisters of Zion were not willing to allow tourists to exit into the Convent of the Sisters of Zion via the Struthion Pool, tourists had to return through the narrow tunnels to their starting point, creating logistical issues.
מנהרות הכותל הן מערך חללים ומחילות תת-קרקעיות מתקופות שונות לאורך תוואי הכותל המערבי, מתחת לבתי הרובע המוסלמי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים. במתחם מבנים מתקופת בית שני, מימי הביניים ומהעת החדשה. ציר הליכה אופקי מחבר את החללים והמחילות, מעניק למבקר חוויה של מסע לאורך ציר הזמן ההיסטורי, ונחשב לאחד מאתרי התיירות הפופולריים בישראל. האתר, כנקודת חיכוך רגישה מבחינה דתית בין אוכלוסייה מוסלמית ויהודית, הביא לא פעם לתסיסה, שהגדולה בהן הייתה מהומות מנהרת הכותל ב-1996. פרויקט חשיפת הכותל המערבי לכל אורכו לאחר מלחמת ששת הימים, במטרה לאפשר לכל יהודי לגשת אל הכותל ללא הפרעה וללא מכשול, היה יוזמה של משרד הדתות

Animals at Natural History Museum Baq'a Jerusalem

27.07.2014

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