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Jerusalem Walls National Park (also known as Jerusalem Walls-City of David National Park) is an Israeli national park located near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The national park was designed originally to surround the old city from all sides, to separate between the old city and the new constructions surrounding it while at the same ...
Meet Jerusalem Walls National Park One of the most important sites in the Jerusalem Walls National Park is the City of David (ancient Jerusalem). Main points of interest
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City of David National Park. Approximately 2,000 years ago, King Hezekiah rebuilt the city walls on the City of David hilltop using the remains from the first destruction, and ordered the construction of the Siloam Tunnel, a remarkable engineering accomplishment for its time.
Archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel-Aviv University at the City of David National Park, located around the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, have uncovered the oldest ceramic roofing tiles in the Land of Israel
Back to the beginning of David's city. Nov 2022. The City of David National Park demonstrates the evolution of David's city from the earliest times. Archaeologists are still discovering clues to the early city. The remains of the early city can be found near the Western Wall, near the Dung Gate.
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- Ma'alot Ir David, Jerusalem
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Sites include gargantuan city walls, a 13-meter-high terraced stone building from the Jebusite period (11th-12th centuries BCE) and remnants of homes razed with the destruction of the First Temple. You'll also see remains of Jerusalem's Second Temple- and Byzantine-era walls and towers, and the ancient Siloam Pool at the outlet of Hezekiah's ...
The excavated parts of the archeological site are today part of the Jerusalem Walls National Park. [a] [11] The site is managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and operated by the Ir David Foundation.
