Welcome to Jerusalem
             

    The holy city of Jerusalem is more than 3000 years old. Its original name was Yerushalem
    and it was a Cna'anite city. After David coquared the city he renamed it Yerushalaim and
    made it his capital. He rebuilt the city and Salomon created the first Jewish temple.

    The Babilonians conquared Judea in 586 B.C.and destroied the city. 70 years later,
    after the Persians took control of the land, the Judeans came back and rebuilt the city and
    the second temple. The Temple had services for about 600 years till its total distruction by the
    Romans in 70 A.C., who made Jerusalem a roman city named Aelia Capitolina and renamed
    the land to Palestine.

    In the next 2000 years Jerusalem becomes a holy city for the Christians and the holy Sepulcher is built in 326 A.D. The Muslims who later conquer the land, make Jerusalem their third holy pleace after Meca and Medina.

    In the 11th century the Crusaders arive here and create here the Kingdom of Jerusalem
    which lasts till the 13th century when the Muslim Mamluks take over the land. The turks succed
    the Mamluks in the 15th century and rule the region till 1917. The Turks renewed the wall around Jerusalem and under Ottoman rule, the first time in history neighborhoods outside the wall are being built.  

    In 1922 Palestine and Trans-Jordan were given under a British Mandate and in 1948 after almost 2000 years, the State of Israel was born. Jerusalem was devided between Israel and Jordan for 19 years until the 6 days war in 1967 when it became united under Israeli law.


    Here are some photos of Jerusalem:


     
    In this picture you can see the Jewish Western Wall or in Hebrew- "Ha-Kotel Ha-Ma'aravi".
    This is the western part of the platform of the second Jewish Temple. This is the holiest place for Jews today and religious services are being held here daily. An old tradition is to write a note and put it in the stones, this will make your wish come true.



     
    Here you can see the entrance to the holy Sepulcher- one of the holies Christian sights.
    In here there is the tomb of Jesus and the place of where he was crossed.
    All Christian churches have representatives in the building, which is devided amoung them, no changes are alowed
    to be made and you can find wonderful art pieces.
     

    In the entrance to the Church you may find this stone where Jesus was believed to be layed down and cleaned before buried. The holy tomb is on the left in a special cript in the Building.


    This is a picture of the Golen Dome which is  the famous Muslim Mosque. It is a mosque which serves mostly women and is the near the El-Aqsa mosque which is the main Mosque of the region. Both Mosques are on the Jewish Temple mountain and the temple, so it is believed, stood where the Golden Dome is today.

    These are the Markets of Jerusalem which are simpley coulerful and Great!


     
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