Jerusalem Jerusalem The alleged Palace of David site is a large 10th to 9th century BC public building in eastern Jerusalem whose discovery was announced on August 4, 2005 by Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar, who identifies it as the palace of the Biblical King David. The site is widely recognized as a major find, but the specific identification is disputed. The Biblical chronologies would imply that David's palace would have been built very early in the 10th century BC. Due to its proximity with another site known as the Stepped Stone Structure, Mazar named this new discovery the Large Stone Structure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alleged Palace of David site"
The Antonia Fortress was a military barracks built by Herod the Great in Jerusalem. The fortress was built at the eastern end of the great wall of the city (the second wall), on the northeastern side of the city, near the temple and Pool of Bethesda. It is thought that the area where the Antonia Fortress was located possibly later became the site of the Praetorium. The Praetorium, or Pretorium, is thought to be the place where Jesus was taken to stand before Pilate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonia Fortress"
The Crusades were a series of several military campaigns—usually sanctioned by the Papacy—that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. Originally, they were Roman Catholic endeavors to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other Europeans, such as the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople, the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of southern France and the Northern Crusades. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crusade"
This article discusses the demographics of Jerusalem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of Jerusalem"
East Jerusalem is a disputed Middle Eastern place name. It may refer to all of that part of Jerusalem which was held by Jordan from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War until the Six-Day War in 1967. That would include the Old City and some of the holiest sites in the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions, including the Western Wall, the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary (containing the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque), and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Sometimes, "East Jerusalem" is used to refer specifically to the territory of the pre-1967 Jordanian municipality, including the Old City and the adjacent Arab neighborhoods. Israeli law does not recognize a distinction between the two sections of the city. Therefore, some sources write "east Jerusalem" with a lower-case "e," or call it "eastern Jerusalem." Mount Scopus, which was an Israeli enclave during Jordanian rule, is not considered part of East Jerusalem. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Jerusalem"
See also: Jerusalem's Old City Walls, Jerusalem's Old City, City gate ...more on Wikipedia about "Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls"
The Gihon Spring is a source of water in the City of David, the original site of Biblical Jerusalem. It was the main water source in First Temple times. During the siege of the Asyrian Sannechariv, King Hezekiah built a tunnel to access it, and the Pool of Siloam to act as its reservoir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gihon Spring" There's a bit of http://www.shortopedia.com in all of us.
After the end of this first revolt, Jews continued to live in Jerusalem in significant numbers, and were allowed to practice their religion. In the second century, the Roman Emperor Hadrian began to rebuild Jerusalem as a pagan city while restricting some Jewish practices. Angry at this affront, the Judeans again revolted, led by Simon Bar Kokhba. Hadrian responded with overwhelming force, putting down the revolution, killing as many as a half million Jews, and resettling the city as a pagan polis under the name Aelia Capitolina. Jews were forbidden to enter the city but for a single day of the year, Tisha B'Av, (the Ninth of Av, see Hebrew calendar), when they could weep for the destruction of their city at the Temple's only remaining wall. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Jerusalem"
The Holy Fire ( Greek 'Αγιο Φως, "Holy Light") is believed by Orthodox Christians to be a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter. It is the longest attested annual miracle in the Christian world. The ceremony is broadcast live in Russia and other Orthodox countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Holy Fire"
The Institute of Jerusalem Studies (IJS) is the Jerusalem branch of the Institute for Palestine Studies. The Institute was established in 1995 in Ramallah and moved to Jerusalem in the year 2000. Three years later, the offices were once again returned to Ramallah due to Israeli restrictions on movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Jerusalem Studies"
International Day of Quds ( ), is an annual occasion to commemorate the occupation of Quds/Jerusalem by Israel. Anti-Israel demonstrations are held on this day in some Muslim countries or by Muslim or Arab communities around the world, but especially in Iran, where the occasion was first suggested. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Day of Quds"
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Israel Museum"
Jerusalem ( ; Hebrew: }}; Yerushalayim; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Arabic: al-Quds; (alternative Arabic found in Bible translations: أُورْشَلِيم Urshalim); see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city. It is the holiest city of Judaism and is of key importance to Christianity and Islam. Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Israel, although the status of (particularly) the eastern part of the city is disputed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem"
Jerusalem is an ancient Middle Eastern city holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Many places and things are named after it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem (disambiguation)" http://www.shortopedia.com never sleeps. Jerusalem
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (JBG) are located in the national city area, next to the Knesset, of Jerusalem. Earlier, it was attached to the Hebrew University. From 1994, it was separated and accorded an independent legal entity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem Botanical Gardens"
The Jerusalem District is one of six districts of Israel. Its land area is 652 square km (including East Jerusalem, annexed by Israel in 1967). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem District"
The Jerusalem Law is a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Israeli Knesset on July 30, 1980 (17th Av, 5740), and declared illegal under international law by UN Security Council Resolution 478. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem Law"
The Jerusalem syndrome is the name given to a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences, that are triggered by, or lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem syndrome"
Jerusalem's Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 km². They were built in the 16th century ( 1535- 1538) by the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Turks after they had been razed in 1244. Those are the walls mentioned when talking about Jerusalem's walls, but there have been many different sets of walls surrounding Jerusalem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerusalem's Old City walls"
One of a series of rock-hewn burial caves at Ketef Hinnom ("shoulder of Hinnom") near Jerusalem is the archaeological site in Israel that is most famous for the recovery in 1979 of two silver scrolls that were used as amulets, bearing in inscribed the well-known apotropaic priestly blessings of Book of Numbers 6:24-26 ...more on Wikipedia about "Ketef Hinnom"
The King David Hotel, built in Jerusalem with locally quarried pink sandstone, was opened in 1931. It once hosted three monarchs who fled their countries: King Alfonso XIII of Spain ( 1931), Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ( 1936) and King George II of Greece ( 1942). The King David Hotel is Israel's best known 5-star hotel. ...more on Wikipedia about "King David Hotel" http://www.shortopedia.com - now!
This is the list of Mayors of Jerusalem in chronological order. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of mayors of Jerusalem"
(List of places in Jerusalem) === Neighborhoods === ...more on Wikipedia about "List of places in Jerusalem"
Mishkenot Sha’ananim was the first Jewish community built outside the walls of Jerusalem. Built with the help of Sir Moses Montefiore, the building was dedicated in 1861 and held 20 families. Originally fortified because of frequent Bedouin raids (which kept the gates of Jerusalem closed at night), it was abandoned after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War due to sniper attacks. After 1967, it was made into a guest house for artists, which it remains today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mishkenot Sha’ananim"
The Monastery of the Cross in Georgia, also known as Jvari ('Cross' in Georgian) is a Georgian Orthodox monastery overlooking Mtskheta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monastery of the Cross"
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