![The current walls of the Old City of Jerusalem were built 1537-1542 by the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificient](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319551.nCkUIdYJ.JerusalemMay100050.jpg) The current walls of the Old City of Jerusalem were built 1537-1542 by the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificient |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319571.jPn8OMWc.JerusalemMay100558.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![Damascus Gate in the center of the northern wall of the Old City, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319552.Ju0zQfvt.JerusalemMay100057.jpg) Damascus Gate in the center of the northern wall of the Old City, Jerusalem |
![The Damascus Gate was built by the Ottomans on the site of an earlier 1st C. BC Roman gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319553.0XK4mbRB.JerusalemMay100059.jpg) The Damascus Gate was built by the Ottomans on the site of an earlier 1st C. BC Roman gate |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124358782.Gz83aoFl.JerusalemPanorama4.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319655.hO8eTmUB.JerusalemMay101626.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319654.SPb9tlZv.JerusalemMay101624.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319653.ktYklxsb.JerusalemMay101623.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319652.XLlVBJJ9.JerusalemMay101622.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![The Damascus Gate leads to the crowded bazaars of the Muslim and Christian Quarters of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319554.kAIAPxlo.JerusalemMay100060.jpg) The Damascus Gate leads to the crowded bazaars of the Muslim and Christian Quarters of the Old City |
![Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319662.mbrRyEJc.JerusalemMay101682.jpg) Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem |
![Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319570.xKWHnpVh.JerusalemMay100400.jpg) Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem |
![The inside of Jaffa Gate, the western Ottoman gate of the old city, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319555.dH7vOmEB.JerusalemMay100083.jpg) The inside of Jaffa Gate, the western Ottoman gate of the old city, Jerusalem |
![Jaffa Gate, the main gate leading to West Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319556.RPu3JbPu.JerusalemMay100084.jpg) Jaffa Gate, the main gate leading to West Jerusalem |
![The Ottoman City Walls along the western side of the Old City running north from Jaffa Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319557.9LhQwsZa.JerusalemMay100086.jpg) The Ottoman City Walls along the western side of the Old City running north from Jaffa Gate |
![Looking south at the Citadel from the bridge leading from Jaffa Gate to the Mamilla Mall and West Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319558.FGHftlpC.JerusalemMay100087.jpg) Looking south at the Citadel from the bridge leading from Jaffa Gate to the Mamilla Mall and West Jerusalem |
![Tower of David Museum, part of Jerusalem's Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319559.KCmkyIf2.JerusalemMay100092.jpg) Tower of David Museum, part of Jerusalem's Citadel |
![The Tower of David is now a museum of the history of the city of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319560.4kc6Aqjq.JerusalemMay100093.jpg) The Tower of David is now a museum of the history of the city of Jerusalem |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319656.7k81GcS6.JerusalemMay101674.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319657.bvqVNkgH.JerusalemMay101675.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319658.g8yJSvU4.JerusalemMay101677.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319659.LX05VOwn.JerusalemMay101679.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319660.i1pBjMGx.JerusalemMay101680.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319661.8uH5l6NJ.JerusalemMay101681.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Hebrew memorial to the battle for the Old City during the 1948 War of Independence](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319562.jew2jJ78.JerusalemMay100105.jpg) Hebrew memorial to the battle for the Old City during the 1948 War of Independence |
![Zion Gate at the western end of the southern wall to the Old City scarred by hundreds of bullets from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319563.9oFvPeuO.JerusalemMay100106.jpg) Zion Gate at the western end of the southern wall to the Old City scarred by hundreds of bullets from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War |
![Zion Gate in the Ottoman city walls, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319564.hGuaJfzJ.JerusalemMay100107.jpg) Zion Gate in the Ottoman city walls, Jerusalem |
![The Ottoman City Wall at Zion Gate (Bab An-nabi Daoud), Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319565.nWFoGitM.JerusalemMay100108.jpg) The Ottoman City Wall at Zion Gate (Bab An-nabi Daoud), Jerusalem |
![The IDF used Zion Gate during the 1967 War to capture the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319566.YZyTi29V.JerusalemMay100151.jpg) The IDF used Zion Gate during the 1967 War to capture the Old City |
![Bullet-ridden Zion Gate in the Ottoman city walls, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319567.UnnZwRp0.JerusalemMay100152.jpg) Bullet-ridden Zion Gate in the Ottoman city walls, Jerusalem |
![Inscription over the entrance to the Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319568.Wpz0Lvqr.JerusalemMay100386.jpg) Inscription over the entrance to the Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem Citadel |
![Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel, illuminated at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319569.EyBS7Zj6.JerusalemMay100387.jpg) Tower of David, Jerusalem Citadel, illuminated at night |
![The Citadel of Jerusalem at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319572.DLUWX5cF.JerusalemMay100858.jpg) The Citadel of Jerusalem at night |
![Minaret of the Citadel Mosque, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319573.9k9bwyMz.JerusalemMay100859.jpg) Minaret of the Citadel Mosque, Jerusalem |
![Jaffa Gate at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319580.3Vvo1Kj7.JerusalemMay100866.jpg) Jaffa Gate at night |
![Jaffa Gate at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319577.F5ovyJ0l.JerusalemMay100864.jpg) Jaffa Gate at night |
![Jaffa Gate at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319581.QlY83sF4.JerusalemMay100867.jpg) Jaffa Gate at night |
![Jaffa Gate seen from West Jerusalem (Mamilla Mall bridge) at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319575.IPokg2Cn.JerusalemMay100861.jpg) Jaffa Gate seen from West Jerusalem (Mamilla Mall bridge) at night |
![Ottoman walls north of Jaffa Gate illuminated at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319576.UwDpmLxh.JerusalemMay100863.jpg) Ottoman walls north of Jaffa Gate illuminated at night |
![Jerusalem City Wall near Jaffa Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319579.qLzFzIqh.JerusalemMay100865.jpg) Jerusalem City Wall near Jaffa Gate |
![Lions Gate road sign](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124350795.CXoFhMhw.JerusalemMay101033.jpg) Lions Gate road sign |
![Lion Gate, in the eastern gate to the Old City leading to the Mount of Olives](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319583.LAdPC8XK.JerusalemMay101028.jpg) Lion Gate, in the eastern gate to the Old City leading to the Mount of Olives |
![Lion Gate, Jerusalem, also called St. Stephen's Gate after the a Christian martyr who was stoned nearby](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319584.7wUfGuRc.JerusalemMay101029.jpg) Lion Gate, Jerusalem, also called St. Stephen's Gate after the a Christian martyr who was stoned nearby |
![Lion Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319585.4eZtD6zT.JerusalemMay101030.jpg) Lion Gate, Jerusalem |
![Lion Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319586.EkywdYY8.JerusalemMay101031.jpg) Lion Gate, Jerusalem |
![Lion Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319587.PxiWPB2n.JerusalemMay101219.jpg) Lion Gate, Jerusalem |
![Arabic inscription just inside the Lion Gate with the date 1985](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319588.637FpMp1.JerusalemMay101221.jpg) Arabic inscription just inside the Lion Gate with the date 1985 |
![Arabic inscription just inside the Lion Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319589.bX2GSFfy.JerusalemMay101222.jpg) Arabic inscription just inside the Lion Gate, Jerusalem |
![Herod's Gate in the northeast of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319590.y38fLy3Q.JerusalemMay101418.jpg) Herod's Gate in the northeast of the Old City |
![Herod's Gate - Bab al Zahra, Sha'ar HaPerahim](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319591.U27UV454.JerusalemMay101419.jpg) Herod's Gate - Bab al Zahra, Sha'ar HaPerahim |
![Ottoman city walls between Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319592.IQXGYrzt.JerusalemMay101421.jpg) Ottoman city walls between Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate |
![Ottoman city walls between Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319593.rn9yT5jV.JerusalemMay101422.jpg) Ottoman city walls between Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate |
![Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319594.WTtqSia6.JerusalemMay101459.jpg) Damascus Gate |
![Entrance to the archaological site of the ancient Roman Plaza beneath Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319595.2simfcr2.JerusalemMay101460.jpg) Entrance to the archaological site of the ancient Roman Plaza beneath Damascus Gate |
![The Roman Plaza beneath Damascus Gates](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319596.4CvEFADD.JerusalemMay101461.jpg) The Roman Plaza beneath Damascus Gates |
![Original Roman paving stones beneath Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319597.XV6efbPs.JerusalemMay101462.jpg) Original Roman paving stones beneath Damascus Gate |
![Artists impression of the Damascus Gate during the Roman period (2nd C. AD)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319598.timUz5rk.JerusalemMay101463.jpg) Artists impression of the Damascus Gate during the Roman period (2nd C. AD) |
![Roman Road, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319599.bqrDPNCe.JerusalemMay101464.jpg) Roman Road, Jerusalem |
![Mosaic, Roman Plaza, Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319600.B3r3il5H.JerusalemMay101466.jpg) Mosaic, Roman Plaza, Damascus Gate |
![Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319602.n3U5Oj5c.JerusalemMay101476.jpg) Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![On top of Damascus Gate, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319603.aDRlAiGx.JerusalemMay101477.jpg) On top of Damascus Gate, Jerusalem |
![View of the bridge leading to Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319601.d2lKLW6o.JerusalemMay101473.jpg) View of the bridge leading to Damascus Gate |
![Temple Mount and the Austrian Hospice from Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319604.JyRmsHdJ.JerusalemMay101478.jpg) Temple Mount and the Austrian Hospice from Damascus Gate |
![East Jerusalem from Damascus Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319605.15AXEuK8.JerusalemMay101479.jpg) East Jerusalem from Damascus Gate |
![New Gate in the NW corner of the city wall](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319606.lCs8qY1t.JerusalemMay101487.jpg) New Gate in the NW corner of the city wall |
![The northwest corner of the Ottoman city wall, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319607.HWwE3xGl.JerusalemMay101490.jpg) The northwest corner of the Ottoman city wall, Jerusalem |
![The Citadel and the western wall of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319608.znYTUVwT.JerusalemMay101492.jpg) The Citadel and the western wall of the Old City |
![Southwest corner of the Old City wall, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319609.lVTnwUd9.JerusalemMay101494.jpg) Southwest corner of the Old City wall, Jerusalem |
![Jaffa Gate and the Tower of David, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319610.BkHsFwFK.JerusalemMay101503.jpg) Jaffa Gate and the Tower of David, Jerusalem |
![The Citadel of Jerusalem, former site of Herod's Palace, was rebuilt by Mamluk Sultan Malid al-Nasir in 1310](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319611.exRRiCHW.JerusalemMay101504.jpg) The Citadel of Jerusalem, former site of Herod's Palace, was rebuilt by Mamluk Sultan Malid al-Nasir in 1310 |
![The Citadel of Jerusalem was modified by Süleyman the Magnificient 1531-1538](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319612.ZZc4J4fC.JerusalemMay101505.jpg) The Citadel of Jerusalem was modified by Süleyman the Magnificient 1531-1538 |
![The Citadel of Jerusalem where the Turks surrendered to the British in 1917 ending 400 years of Ottoman rule](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319613.QAGwJbZZ.JerusalemMay101506.jpg) The Citadel of Jerusalem where the Turks surrendered to the British in 1917 ending 400 years of Ottoman rule |
![The minaret of the Citadel of Jerusalem was dedicated by the Turks in 1655 adjacent to the 14th C. mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319614.AQpQxaXe.JerusalemMay101508.jpg) The minaret of the Citadel of Jerusalem was dedicated by the Turks in 1655 adjacent to the 14th C. mosque |
![The Citadel and city walls were dismantled by Sultan Malik al-Muattam in 1219 to keep them out of the Crusaders' hands](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319615.7jRKe82g.JerusalemMay101509.jpg) The Citadel and city walls were dismantled by Sultan Malik al-Muattam in 1219 to keep them out of the Crusaders' hands |
![The Citadel of Jerusalem was rebuilt by the Mamluks in 1310](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319616.CFitEZPl.JerusalemMay101510.jpg) The Citadel of Jerusalem was rebuilt by the Mamluks in 1310 |
![In 1291, the Mamluks recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders who held the city 1099-1187 and 1229-1244](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319617.9yxvuPkQ.JerusalemMay101511.jpg) In 1291, the Mamluks recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders who held the city 1099-1187 and 1229-1244 |
![Ottoman walls by Jaffa Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319618.MgrKOMBp.JerusalemMay101512.jpg) Ottoman walls by Jaffa Gate |
![Citadel of Jerusalem, parts of which date to Herod the Great](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319619.v9XihjZv.JerusalemMay101514.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem, parts of which date to Herod the Great |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319621.6nHv9vn1.JerusalemMay101515.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem from Jaffa Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319622.5hSSpKMn.JerusalemMay101517.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem from Jaffa Gate |
![David Street passing the Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319623.fzmcIjGO.JerusalemMay101518.jpg) David Street passing the Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Statue placed in an out-of-the-way spot along the city walls near the Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319624.rIb3mEL2.JerusalemMay101520.jpg) Statue placed in an out-of-the-way spot along the city walls near the Citadel |
![Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319626.nacJNM4V.JerusalemMay101524.jpg) Jerusalem Citadel |
![Jerusalem Citadel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319627.eRbXmVjz.JerusalemMay101525.jpg) Jerusalem Citadel |
![Round Ottoman minaret, Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319629.C83ZqqBT.JerusalemMay101527.jpg) Round Ottoman minaret, Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Western wall of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319625.rT4MC23o.JerusalemMay101523.jpg) Western wall of the Old City |
![Western Wall of the the Old City of Jerusalem looking south](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319628.TWcU4y1g.JerusalemMay101526.jpg) Western Wall of the the Old City of Jerusalem looking south |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319630.pRrehnQV.JerusalemMay101529.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319631.rJUiVuE9.JerusalemMay101530.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319632.U1xxvbpG.JerusalemMay101531.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319633.4Q1MZ8Fp.JerusalemMay101532.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319634.wZScn1PX.JerusalemMay101533.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319635.usdOkN9S.JerusalemMay101534.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319636.AfKi3AUW.JerusalemMay101535.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem with the cylindrical Ottoman Minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319637.IphNKNkB.JerusalemMay101537.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem with the cylindrical Ottoman Minaret |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319638.hd1deUMN.JerusalemMay101538.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![Citadel of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319639.VwF91g2A.JerusalemMay101540.jpg) Citadel of Jerusalem |
![View of the Western Wall of the Old City from the southwest corner, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319640.kbKINU79.JerusalemMay101541.jpg) View of the Western Wall of the Old City from the southwest corner, Jerusalem |
![Western wall of the Old City, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319641.I5dWa0k4.JerusalemMay101543.jpg) Western wall of the Old City, Jerusalem |
![Southwest corner of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319642.lJ3Ph6Ra.JerusalemMay101545.jpg) Southwest corner of the Old City |
![Southwest corner of the Old City, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319643.tHmEZgX5.JerusalemMay101546.jpg) Southwest corner of the Old City, Jerusalem |
![View north along the western wall of the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319644.SM1m5Rh2.JerusalemMay101547.jpg) View north along the western wall of the Old City |
![Southwest corner of the Old City wall, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319645.JeJLzpFg.JerusalemMay101548.jpg) Southwest corner of the Old City wall, Jerusalem |
![Section of the southern wall of the Old City looking east towards the Mount of Olives, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319647.e3ufi9Rt.JerusalemMay101560.jpg) Section of the southern wall of the Old City looking east towards the Mount of Olives, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem |
![Al Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount rising above the southern Ottoman Wall to the Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319651.Kk5Z8cGf.JerusalemMay101572.jpg) Al Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount rising above the southern Ottoman Wall to the Old City |
![Part of the southern Ottoman Wall from Batei Mahseh St in the Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124319649.xS8Ayqiy.JerusalemMay101566.jpg) Part of the southern Ottoman Wall from Batei Mahseh St in the Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem |