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Site Name
The Burnt House


Period

Second Temple

Description

The remains of a house burnt during the destruction of the Second Temple.

The museum answers questions such as: How did the residents live? What did they believe in? Why did the house burn down? The answers are provided by using archeological artifacts and a multi-media presentation describing the daily life of the people who lived here.
Address
The Burnt House,
2 Tifferet Yisrael Street, Jerusalem
Telephone

At the site: 02-6265921
Bookings: 02-6628141 ext. 106
Fax: 02-6265920

Entrance Fee (NIS)
GROUP
SINGLE
 
20 ש"ח
25 ש"ח
Adult

12 ש"ח

12 ש"ח
CHILD (12 years old or less)

20 ש"ח
Students group (18 years old or less)
16 ש"ח
STUDENT/SENIOR CITIZENS
HANDICAPPED

:COMBINED TICKET FOR SINGLE AND GROUP
THE HERODIAN QUARTER, THE BURNT HOUSE , ALONE ON THE WALL
THE BURNT HOUSE , ALONE ON THE WALL
THE BURNT HOUSE , THE HERODIAN QUARTER
        
GROUP
SINGLE
GROUP
SINGLE
GROUP
SINGLE
        
32
45
22
32
25
35
ADULT
20
20
15
15
15
15
CHILD (12 years old or less)
32
22
25
youngsters 12-18
26
18
20
SENIOR CITIZEN
Visiting Hours
Sunday-Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM – 1 PM
Saturday and Jewish Holidays: Closed
The movie is screened every 40 minutes starting at 9 am. Languages: Hebrew, English, Spanish, French
Handicapped Access
The site has an elevator for wheelchairs
How to reach the site

The Burnt House is located between the stalls and shops of the covered “bazaar” in Tiffereth Yisrael Street, adjacent to the stairway from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall.
Parking:
Mount Zion 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

The Site List
The Western Wall
The ‘Hurva’ Synagogue
The Herodian Quarter Museum
The ‘Burnt House’ - Katros’ House
The City of David
The Israelite Tower
 
“Ariel” – The Center of the History of the First Temple
The Broad Wall
The Cardo
The Temple Institute
 
Museum of the Old Yishuv Courtyard
The Ophal
The Monument – Communal grave of the defenders of the Jewish Quarter
The Ramban Synagogue
Tifereth Yisrael Synagogue
 
The Four Sephardic Synagogues
The Keraite Synagogue
The Garden of Resurrection
The Memorial to the Defenders of the Jewish Quarter
Batei Mahse
The Nea Church