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(orsimplytheKotel),it START: DungGate. HaKotel City wascontrolledbyJordan,Jews Mount. After1948,whentheOld wall thatstillsupportstheTemple nant ofthemonumentalretaining est ofJewishsites,asizablerem- loss oftheirTemple.Thisistheholi- hat orheadcovering;simpleones lected monthly.Menmustweara XVI [1927–]deliveredone)arecol- “messages toGod”(PopeBenedict crack betweenthestones;these tate, orstuffasmallnoteinto approach theWalltopray,medi- of allreligiousfaithsarewelcometo all religionsatholysites.Visitors to permitfreeaccessworshipfor since 1967,Israelipolicyhasbeen were deniedaccesstothissite; which One Day One The Best in in Best The 9 66/17/10 9:55PM / 1 7 / 1 0 9 : 5 5 P M 10 Full-Day Tours The Best The Al Aqsa Mosque at the Temple Mount. are available at no cost from a box seniors. Sun–Thurs 8am–dusk, Fri & beside the entrance to the prayer eve of festivals 7am–noon; closed area. Women should be modestly Sat & most Jewish holidays. Tours dressed. The right-hand section of can be arranged by making an the Wall Plaza is for women, who appointment with the Western Wall are not allowed in the men’s section Generations Center (y *5958, (as per Orthodox Jewish tradition); http://english.thekotel.org). however, a man and woman (or family) can pray together at the Wall on their respective sides of the bar- Travel Tip rier. Smoking is disrespectful in the The 4-digit phone number, pre- prayer area; no photography is per- ceded by a *, is a dialing shortcut mitted on the Sabbath and most that many companies provide for Jewish holidays. @ 1 hr. Free the convenience of their customers. admission. 2 ★★ Western Wall shafts. 3 ★★ The Temple Mount. The Wall is actually much deeper Israel has turned over control of the and longer than the part we can Temple Mount and its mosques to readily see today; for an idea of the the Muslim Religious Authority (the original, enter the doorway located Waqf), except for maintaining secu- between the men’s restrooms and rity.