The Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City is home to some of the holiest sites in Christendom – including the Via Dolorosa and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. There are also many other churches and a part of the main Old City souk (market) giving an amazing atmosphere. The Church of the … Read more
The History of the Cardo The Cardo (or Cardo Maximus or “HaCardo” in Hebrew) was Jerusalem‘s main street 1500 years ago. The Cardo was originally paved in the 2nd century when Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as a Roman polis called Aelia Capitolina. The Cardo was extended south to the area of today’s Jewish … Read more
The Temple Mount The Temple Mount, especially seen from the Mount of Olives, is Jerusalem’s most iconic landscape. The Temple Mount occupies roughly 1/6th of the land area of Jerusalem Old City, but it doesn’t actually fit into any of the four quarters. The Temple Mount, as it has stood for the … Read more
The famous Old City souk (also known as Arab Souk) is a large marketplace with about 800 merchants operating a variety of businesses in closely packed stalls along a network of narrow streets and alleyways. These shops are mostly concentrated in the Muslim and Christian quarters in the north part of the … Read more
In the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, archaeologists have found a pool dating from year 70 with the insignia of the Tenth Roman Legion – another impressive find from that period apparently showing the extent of the city at that time. The pool was apparently part of the military’s leisure facility … Read more