Old City of Jerusalem: Quick Facts

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View inside Jerusalem's Old City

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

View of Jerusalem's Temple Mount showing the golden Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, and crowds of people gathered in the plaza below.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre: courtyard

Jerusalem: Tower of David

Jerusalem: Western Wall

Jerusalem: Hurva Synagogue

Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Franciscan monks

Israeli riot police in uniform move across the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during clashes, with the Dome of the Rock and mosque buildings in the background.

A decorative metal mezuzah is affixed to a stone doorpost in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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