A defensive system currently “engulfed” by a small basement on the outskirts of
the Jewish Quarter is one of the most impressive testimonies to the strength and
might of Jerusalem during the First Temple period. In actual fact, these fortifications
are from two periods: The foundations of a tower from the Jerusalem battlements
at the end of the First Temple period, and an adjacent tower from the Hasmonean
period.
Address
Plugat Ha-Kotel Street
Telephone
02-6265900 ext: 102
Entrance Fee (NIS)
Free
Visiting Hours
The site is undergoing restoration works, and is temporarily closed to the public.
Handicapped Access
None
How to reach the site
Parking: Mount Zion car park, the Jewish Quarter car
park, the Karta (Mamila) car park adjacent to the Jaffa Gate.
Public Transport: Egged bus lines: 38 (minibus) to the Jewish Quarter
car park, or line 1,2 to the Western Wall
