What can I say -the Jaffa Gate!!!The closest entrance to all Christian holy places, both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Alexander Nevsky Monastery (Orthodox).And then another ten minutes to the Cauldron -the Wailing Wall!So it's not a gate, but a Portal!!

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Галина Д

Level 30 Local Expert

The Jaffa Gate is the most famous and busiest gate of the Old City of Jerusalem, the main entrance to the Christian and Armenian quarters.The main flow of vehicles and pedestrians follows through them, and it is most convenient to take walks around the Old City from them. The Jaffa Gate is located at the most important intersection of the western road leading to the Mediterranean port of Jaffa (hence the origin of their name) and the southern road leading to Bethlehem and Hebron. These two roads are the central arteries of Jerusalem to this day. A small square outside the Jaffa Gate separates the Christian and Armenian quarters. On the right side of the square is the Tower of David (now the Museum of the History of Jerusalem). During Kaiser Wilhelm II's visit to Jerusalem in 1898, the Ottoman authorities decided to destroy part of the fortress wall at the Jaffa Gate and fill up part of the moat at the Tower of David so that the emperor could freely enter the city in his carriage.By the way, in 1917, British General Edmund Allenby entered the Old City through the Jaffa Gate on foot as a sign of respect for the city and wanting to avoid comparisons with the Kaiser, who visited Jerusalem. Through this gap, there is a car connection between the Old and the New City to this day. Currently, there is an underground parking lot for tourists near the Jaffa Gate.One of the two main markets of the Old City starts from the Jaffa Gate. You need to be here, you need to walk here, you need to see and feel here...the spirit of Jerusalem itself...

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Борис Илюхин

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The Jaffa Gate. Actually, neither add nor subtract. The object is more than 2000 years old. Of course, they have already been rebuilt many times, but nevertheless, the sensations are unforgettable.

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