Pinsteps. The passage from the Christian Quarter to King David Street, Old City of Jerusalem

The arched passage leads us to one of the main streets of the old city. Today it is called King David Street. The Christian Quarter ends here. The tradition of turning the main traffic lengths of the city into shopping centers was common in the ancient world. Still, the phenomenon gained significant momentum during the days of Muslim rule. Before the Muslim period, the streets were much broader. With the advent of a new culture, rows of stalls divided the wide road into many alleys, which created narrow parallel paths closed by arched vaults. This prominent street appearance has been preserved to this day and gives the city its unique colorfulness.


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Jerusalem Old City Holy Sepulcher and Wailing Wall

The trip takes us from the Jaffa Gate through the Christian Quarter to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. After that, we will visit Golgotha, the stone of anointing, burial, and resurrection, St. Helena Chapel - the site where the Holy cross was found. Further, the route passes through Muristan to the Jewish Quarter, Kardo Street, excavations of the walls of Jerusalem from the time of Jesus, the mosaic of Madaba, the Hurva Synagogue, the Menorah, the panorama of the Olive and Temple Mountains, the Wailing Wall. Finally, we return to the Jaffa Gate through the Muslim Quarter, the monuments of the Mamluk architecture, and the street of David.

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