Natural History Museum: 6 Rehov Mohilever. Human anatomy and
Israel's fauna. Open: Sun.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-1.30 p.m. Mon. & Wed. 9 a.m.-5.30
p.m. Entrance fee.
(Bus Nos. 4, 14, 18)
*Nea Church: Located at the southern end of the Jewish Quarter, the Nea
Church is one of the largest Byzantine churches. It was built by the Emperor
Justinian (485-565 CE). Open: Thurs.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
*New Gate: Rehov Hatzanhanim. Built 1887 by permission of Sultan Abdul
Hamid II, to facilitate access between Christian Quarter and Christian
properties west of the gate. Closed from 1948 to 1967.
*Old City : The massive Walls and Gates you see today were constructed
by Suleiman towards the middle of the 16th century. Until about a hundred years
ago, the enclosed section formed the city's total inhabited area. It remains
divided into four quarters: Moslem (northeast), Christian (northwest), Jewish
(southeast) and Armenian (southwest). The Western Wall, the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock and El-Aksa Mosque are situated here.
(Walk Nos. l, 2, 3. Bus Nos.
l, 13, 19, 20, 23, 27, 38)
Ophel Archaeological Garden (Yitzhak Ben Youssef Levy Garden): bordering
the southern wall of the Old City. These archaeological excavations revealed
the administrative complex erected on the Ophel Hill in the First Temple
period. Visitors can view remains of structures dating all the way back to King
Solomon: the remains of a monumental public building from the First Temple
period, paved streets from the Second Temple period, Jewish ritual baths,
sections of ``Robinson's Arch'' from the Second Temple period, and
partially-restored Byzantine houses with mosaic floors.
(Bus No. l)
*Old Yishuv Court Museum: 6 Rehov Or HaHaim, Jewish Quarter. A house
with a courtyard, it was partially destroyed in 1948 and subsequently restored
and turned into a museum (in 1976) to reflect the life of the Jewish community
of the Old City from the middle of the 19th century until the end of Ottoman
rule in 1917. The two-storey museum consists of an Ashkenazi guest room, a
Sephardi guest room, a bedroom (showing furniture of the period), a kitchen
(with utensils and baking arrangments), and a room for trades and crafts. The
house also includes two former synagogues, one Ashkenazi, the other Sephardi.
According to tradition ``The Ari'', Rabbi Yitzhak ben Shlomo Luria Ashkenazi,
the famous Kabbalist, was born in one of the ground-floor rooms in 1534. Open:
Sun.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Fri., Sat., eve of Jewish festivals. Entrance
fee. Can be reached on foot from Jaffa Gate through St James' Road (see Walk
No. 1 for a description of how to get to the Jewish Quarter).