Identifier	GIC-200705-133; Rybolt 15-69-55-JM
Title	ISRAEL; Jerusalem; Western Wall, close view
Country	Israel
City	Jerusalem
Description	Close view of the Western Wall with people standing in front, and a banner with Hebrew writing; The Western Wall (Hebrew: translit.: HaKotel HaMa'aravi), or simply The Kotel, is a retaining wall in Jerusalem that dates from the time of the Jewish Second Temple (516 BCE - 70 CE). It is sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall (Arabic: il-Mabka), referring to Jews mourning the destruction of the Temple. The Western Wall is part of the bigger religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem called Har ha-Bayit (the Temple Mount) to Jews and Christians, or Al-Haram al-Qudsi al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) to Muslims. The Western Wall is revered for its proximity to the sacred Holy of Holies on the Temple Mount, which is the Most Holy Place in Judaism. This makes the Western Wall the holiest location in Judaism that is currently generally accessible to the Jewish people for prayer. (Wikipedia.org)
Date Photographed	1969-08
Language	eng
Source	35mm slide
Subject	Western Wall (Jerusalem) Judaism Architecture, Jewish Temple of Jerusalem Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
Type	Still Image
Format	JPEG display, TIFF archival
Rights Statement	All Rights Reserved, DePaul University Library
Collection	Geographic Image Collection
Repository	Digital Collections, DePaul University Library, Chicago IL 60614 USA; http://library.depaul.edu