Western Wall Plaza רחבת הכותל
The open square in front of the Western Wall. Before 1967 worshipers stood in a narrow alley about 3.5 meters wide beside the Mughrabi Quarter. Days after the Six-Day War Israel cleared the quarter and created the plaza, which can hold tens of thousands of people. It hosts daily prayer, bar mitzvahs, national ceremonies and the swearing-in of soldiers, and it leads to the Western Wall Tunnels.Continue ▸
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