Western Wall

The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel (Hebrew: הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi; Arabic: حائط البراق; Ḥā'iṭ Al-Burāq) is an ancient wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the western side of the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition this wall is a remnant of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is the most holy site for Jews. Other websites The Western Wall Heritage Foundation Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Virtual Library: The Western Wall Chabad.org: The Shofar and the Wall, 1930 Historic radio broadcast of the capture of the wall by the Israel Defense Forces on June 7, 1967 Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Photographs Wailing Wall to Western Wall (1960s) Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Photographs of the Western Wall (Summer 2007) Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Western Wall virtual tour (December 2007) Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine