Mount Zion

At the highest point in Jerusalem, just outside the walls of the Old City, lies modern Mount Zion. This mountain is home to Jewish and Muslim shrines as well as a number of churches. For Jews, Mount Zion's importance stems from this being the place of King David's Tomb. It was the site of the Jebusite city captured by David, king of Israel and Judah, in the 10th century BC and established by him as his royal capital.

Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Mount Zion to see representations of Biblical sites like the tomb of David and the Last Supper Room. If you climb up the stairs from the tomb's courtyard, you'll come to the Last Supper Room, which has served as both church and mosque throughout its long history. In Mount Zion, the Church of Dormition nearby is where the Virgin is supposed to have died, while just to the east is the Church of St. Peter of Gallicantu where Peter is said to have denied Jesus.

Location: Jerusalem, Israel.

Website: https://www.seetheholyland.net/mount-zion/

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