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The tunnel allows access to the remainder of the Wall in a northerly direction. The tunnel is connected to several adjacent excavated underground spaces, many of which can be visited together with the main tunnel. For this reason the plural form, Western Wall Tunnels, is often used.
A stretch of the western wall — 300 m. long — was revealed in pristine condition, exactly as constructed by Herod. At the end of this man-made tunnel, a 20 m. long section of a paved road and an earlier, rock-cut Hasmonean aqueduct leading to the Temple Mount were uncovered. Today one can proceed along it to a public reservoir and from ...
The Western Wall Tunnels, a ‘time tunnel’ to ancient Jerusalem, expose the visitor to construction, sites, and artifacts that shed light on life in this special city during its most glamorous era, the Second Temple period. A tour of the Tunnels unveils hidden sections of the Western Wall.
Exploration of The Western Wall Tunnels (The Kotel) is a fascinating step back in history to expose the concealed majority of expanse of the Western Wall. The tunnel, approximately 485 meters in length, reveals expansive foundation stones and Herodian masonry, portions of a street, a quarry, synagogue, as well as "The Struthion Pool".
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See and learn all about the holiest site in Israel for the Jews. Take a tour of the tunnel of the Western Wall (Kotel), and see evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
The tunnel enabled exposure of a small, though continuous section of the wall (a total length of ca. 500 m.), revealing important facts regarding methods of construction, the dating of various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount, not to mention various archaeological finds along the way.
Jan 27, 2017 · Discover Western Wall Tunnel in East Jerusalem, Israel: Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
