Images of the Old City (1 of 2)

No. 8 of 47. First published 3 Dec 2007.

Here are some selected images I took from the Ramparts Walk around the Old City of Jerusalem today:

1. The Citadel of David, near Jaffa Gate, looking north: 

2. Jaffa Rd looking north-east from rampart near Jaffa Gate:

3. Path on rampart walls, south of Citadel, just wide enough for two people to pass:

4. Church and Monastery of the Dormition, south from southernmost rampart:

5. IDF soldiers patrolling the main entrance to the Western Wall, Temple Mount:

6. Jewish boys and others preparing to enter the Western Wall Plaza:

7. Jewish faithful and tourists at the Western (Wailing) Wall, with Dome of the Rock on left:


More to follow….

This article (no. 8 of 47) was first published by Rod Benson on 3 Dec 2007.

Images source: Rod Benson