Western Wall

The Western Wall is the surviving retaining wall of Jerusalem's First Temple. Sometimes also called the Wailing Wall due to the people's laments for the loss of the temple in 70 CE, it is now the holiest site in Judaism and has been a place of pilgrimage for the Jewish people since the Ottoman era. King Herod built this wall in 20 BCE during an expansion of the Second Temple. When the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE, the support wall survived.

The wall splits into two sections, one area for males and the other for females. Traditionally, people visit from all over the world, to recite these prayers, and one can also write them down and put the paper in the cracks of the wall. The Western Wall is free to visit and is open 24 hours a day, year-round. Women and men should dress modestly in the Western Wall Plaza. To pray at the wall, women should have their legs and shoulders covered. Men should cover their heads. One of the best experiences a Jewish family can undertake is to have their child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall.

Location: Jerusalem, Israel.
Website: https://thekotel.org/en/
Tel: 972 2-627-1333
Hour: Open all hours
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