GENERAL INTEREST JERUSALEM TOUR
One day visit of Israeli capital
Image Credit: Flickr, Ricardo Tulio Gandelman
The New City of Jerusalem is more than 150 years. It began to develop from 1860 when the Ottoman Turks, began allowing the European countries to purchase property to build churches in Jerusalem. Many new churches were built inside the walls of Jerusalem, Such as the German Church of the Redeemer, but mostly churches were built outside the walls, which became known as the New City. Jews and Moslems followed the trend and also built neighborhoods in the New City.
Here you will find descriptions of tours with Leon Gork to both the Old and New parts of Jerusalm, as well as visits to both Jewish and Christian sites.
Itinerary: Full day tour, walking and driving.
Mt.of Olives for a panoramic view of the beautiful city, Mt. Zion tomb of David, Cardo, archaeological excavations in the Jewish Quarter,
synagogue of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, Wailing Wall, Haddasah hospital to see the famous Chagall windows, Knesset, Menorah, Mt. Herzl, Rabin's tomb.
The Menorah
The Menorah is the 7 branched candalabra which once stood in front of the holy of holies in the temple. Today a symbolic menorah, stands in front of Israel's parliament, the Knesset. It is decorated with beautiful sculptures of Biblical and other scenes from Jewish history carved in broze on its arms