Western Wall

Jerusalem, Palestine

Freely accessible

Public space — no opening hours to check.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: 02-627-1333

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In Jerusalem, the Western Wall is an ancient limestone retaining wall constructed to support the Temple Mount, a man-made expansion of a natural hilltop sacred to Judaism and Christianity. Built in part during the Second Temple period under Herod the Great, the 488-meter-long structure displays distinct phases of construction: large Herodian stone blocks form the lower courses, medium-sized stones from the Umayyad period occupy the middle section, and smaller stones from the Ottoman era crown the top. Rising 19 meters in height, with approximately 17 courses buried beneath street level, the wall's prayer section represents the holiest accessible site in Judaism for devotion, positioned immediately below the presumed location of the Temple's Holy of Holies. The structure holds profound religious significance as a focal point for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage, and is now inscribed as part of Jerusalem's UNESCO World Heritage Site.