Jerusalem: Western Wall

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Dublin Core

Title

Jerusalem: Western Wall

Description

Nestled in the Old City of Jerusalem lays the Western Wall. This wall, being exposed only 62 feet in length, acts as a support for the Temple Mount. Before 1867, it was believed that the wall consisted of 24 rows of stones, making it around 18 meters talll, but after excavation efforts, it was discovered that an extra 19 rows were buried underground. Jewish travelers come from all around to marvel at the wall and believed that the lowest stones, which happened to be also larger than the rest, were once part of Solomon’s Temple.

Creator

Chester Smolski

Date

1980-03-01

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph
Photograph

Identifier

0970

Smolski Image Item Type Metadata

City

Jerusalem

Country

Israel

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Western Wall (Jerusalem); Architecture -- Religious architecture -- Israel -- Jerusalem;