Lots of history to this place. On exiting the gate, there were three large buses loading young Israeli soldiers, who I assume undertook an activity in the Jewish Quarter. Great city views from the rampart walk on the walls adjacent to Zion Gare.
Zion Gate
Zion Gate, on the south side of the wall, leads in the direction of Mount Zion. Also know as King David’s Gate which leads to the Jewish Quarter. The bullet holes on the façade of the gate show the footprint of the battles that took place during the 1948 War of Independence. Mount Zion which located next to Zion gate is where you will find the closest parking space to the Jewish quarter and the Western Wall for those of you who are not residents of the Jewish Quarter.
A short walk from the is the Room of the Last Supper, King David’s Tomb, and Dormition Abbey. Enter the gate and walk to your right, downhill towards the Jewish Quarter and the Western Wall an approx 5-10 minute walk along the southern Walls of the Old City.
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One of the 8 gates in Jerusalem with historic significance.nnThe Zion Gate was built in July 1540, west of the location of the medieval gate, which was a direct continuation of the Street of the Jews.nnSix sentry towers were erected in the southern segment of the wall, four of them situated in the Mount...
MoreOne of the 8 gates in Jerusalem with historic significance.nnThe Zion Gate was built in July 1540, west of the location of the medieval gate, which was a direct continuation of the Street of the Jews.nnSix sentry towers were erected in the southern segment of the wall, four of them situated in the Mount Zion section.nnImpressive as the Wall and all of its Gates are.
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