Jerusalem. Old city. The last days of Hanukkah. Zion Gate. Western Wall

Jerusalem. Old city. The last days of Hanukkah. Zion Gate. Western Wall The Western Wall is a holy site for the Jewish people, a place for prayer and religious & national gatherings. The Western wall is one of four huge supporting walls built during the 1st century BCE when Herod renovated the Second Temple. Zion Gate is one of the gate entrances in the Jerusalem Old City walls; the walls were built in 1540 under Turkish leader Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and surround the 1km² Old City.