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Jerusalemis one of the most ancient and the most sacred city for millions of believers. It has a huge number of Holy places and shrines, temples, museums, parks. Also in Jerusalem is well developed tourist infrastructure. Historical center – Old town, is a place of attraction for pilgrims from all over the world. Here is a significant place for the major religions – Islam, Judaism, Christianity – the Temple mount. On it stands the al-Aqsa mosque and the mosque of Caliph Omar is one of the main symbols of the city, which is a stunning monument of Islamic religious architecture. The Western slopes of the mountain, is the famous Wailing Wall, which is left of the fortifications built by king Herod and is the most significant place of prayer for Jews. However, you can also meet representatives of other faiths. In the Western Wall there is a tradition to put notes with wishes. This name owes to the Wall event, when the Romans had destroyed the Second Temple, and Jews have long mourned him, praying to the Lord for the recovery of lost power in Israel. In the Israeli capital, you can make many interesting excursions, and not only on the ground. Enormous popularity among tourists for the tunnels of the Western Wall, which were created over 2,000 years ago, however, open to the public only in the late twentieth century. In the tunnel, which reaches a length of 400 m, it is possible to see echoes of the history of the Jewish land, to understand how the Temple looked like, and find confirmation of the presence of the Romans and the Byzantines. The official birth of the future of Jerusalem is the City of David – a high hill near the Western Wall. Now here is a large archaeological garden, a visit to which will allow to understand the complex history of this state. In Jerusalem and is the main temple of Christianity, which was erected in the place where he was crucified and buried Jesus Christ, before his resurrection. This is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre – amazing monumental complex, consisting of numerous buildings. It is the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. Near the main entrance to the temple, go up 2 stairs leading to Golgotha – the place of the crucifixion of Christ. In the place where stood a cross, now erected a magnificent altar, and on its sides are glass panels, which are fragments of the mountains.