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Coordinates: 31°46′36″N 35°14′3″E / 31.77667°N 35.23417°E / 31.77667; 35.23417

Israel-Western Wall
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The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel (Hebrew: הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi; Arabic: حائط البراق; Ḥā'iṭ Al-Burāq) is an ancient wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the western side of the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition this wall is a remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is the most holy site for Jews

Images for kids

  • Klagemauer

    Panorama of the Western Wall with the Dome of the Rock (left) and al-Aqsa mosque (right) in the background

  • The Western Wall and Dome of the rock in the old city of Jerusalem

    The Western Wall and Dome of the Rock

  • Kotel engraving 1850

    Engraving, 1850

  • Wailing Wall by Gustav Bauernfeind

    Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, by Gustav Bauernfeind (19th century).

  • Koisel 1870

    Photograph of the Western Wall, 1870

  • Jew's Wailing Place, Jerusalem

    Jews' Wailing Place, Jerusalem, 1891

  • Jewish legion hakotel 1917

    Jewish Legion soldiers at the Western Wall after British conquest of Jerusalem, 1917

  • Historical images of the Western Wall - 1920 C SR 016b

    1920. From the collection of the National Library of Israel.

  • Kotel jerusalem

    The placing of a Mechitza similar to the one in the picture was the catalyst for confrontation between the Arabs, Jews and Mandate authorities in 1928.

  • Western Wall Jerusalem 1933

    British police post at the entrance to the Western Wall, 1933

  • British police wailing wall1

    British police at the Wailing Wall, 1934

  • Anglo-American Committee at the Western Wall

    Members of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry at the Western Wall, 1946

  • Soldiers Western Wall 1967

    The iconic image of Israeli soldiers shortly after the capture of the Wall during the Six-Day War.

  • The remains of Robinson's Arch on the western side of the Temple Mount

    The remains of Robinson's Arch above excavated remnants of the ancient street below.

  • Azarat Yisrael Plaza

    Azarat Yisrael Plaza (prayer platform), Robinson's Arch, opened August 2013

  • Jerusalem Western Wall BW 2

    Torah Ark inside men's section of Wilson's Arch

  • USNAVY Kotel Service

    Asst. U.S. Sixth Fleet Chaplain Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff leads an unusual interfaith service

  • Jews at Western Wall by Felix Bonfils, 1870s

    Jews at the Western Wall, 1870s

  • Wall of Solomon, c1880

    The faithful remove their shoes upon approaching the Wall, c1880

  • PikiWiki Israel 3432 9 av kotel

    Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall, 1970s.

  • Women at western wall

    Women at prayer, early 20th century

  • Two large groups of people, seen from slightly above them, separated by a white cloth barrier, standing before a beige stone wall whose top cannot be seen, with another wall in the rear. The group in the foreground is all female, the one in the rear is all male, with many wearing white robes or shrouds

    The separate areas for men (top) and women, seen from the walkway to the Dome of the Rock

  • Prayer Papers in the Western Wall

    Slips of paper containing prayers in the cracks of the Wall

  • WilsonHoshAlBurak

    South-West corner of the Haram (Wilson, 1865)

  • A man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

    A Jew praying at the Western Wall

  • Jerusalem Dome of the rock BW 12

    Western Wall and Dome of the Rock.


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