Fotosensitive : photos : In and Around the Old City : The tower of the Citadel of Jerusalem, also known as the Tower of David; actually constructed by Herod in 37-34 BCE. During Ottoman rule, the tower housed Turkish troops, who added a mosque and minaret (the rounded tower from which the Muslim faithful are called to pray).- powered by SmugMug

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Fotosensitive > Old City; Dome of the Rock at sunrise

Fotosensitive > The tower of the Citadel of Jerusalem, also known as the Tower of David; actually constructed by Herod in 37-34 BCE. During Ottoman rule, the tower housed Turkish troops, who added a mosque and minaret (the rounded tower from which the Muslim faithful are called to pray).

Fotosensitive > The citadel complex and Tower of David.

Fotosensitive > The original Jaffa Gate and entrance to the Christian, Armenian, and Jewish Quarters.

Fotosensitive > Jaffa Gate; inscription commemorating the construction of the gate by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538.

Fotosensitive > Jaffa Gate vehicle access. The Ottoman Turks created an opening in the wall next to the gate for the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany in 1898 so he could enter the city without dismounting from his carriage.

Fotosensitive > Entrance to the Citadel complex, now the Tower of David museum

The tower of the Citadel of Jerusalem, also known as the Tower of David; actually constructed by Herod in 37-34 BCE. During Ottoman rule, the tower housed Turkish troops, who added a mosque and minaret (the rounded tower from which the Muslim faithful are called to pray).