Zion Gate Review

Built in 1540, one of the ancient city gates, here is the south gate of eight famous old city gates, is also a very tall stone building, the city gate is relatively wide, the history experience is also very rich, the building itself is very characteristic.

Mandaj was built in 1540 because of its name on the south side of Mount Zion. It is called the Gate of David because the tomb of David is located on Mount Zion and is therefore called the Gate of David. Inside the gate is the Armenian and Jewish quarters.

[Zion Gate] It is located in the southwest of the old city of Jerusalem, facing Mount Zion, so named. It was built during the Suleiman period, because there is a tomb of King David on Mount Zion, also known as the Gate of David. Inside the gate is the Armenian and Jewish quarters. The gates still bear the bullet marks of war. During Jordan's administration of the old city, it was closed until June 5, 1967, when Israel launched the Lightning "Six Day War" (Third Middle East War), attacked the Zion Gate, recaptured Jerusalem, and opened the Zion Gate.

The Old City of Jerusalem covers an area of one square kilometer, surrounded by tall walls, with eight gates, one of which is located in the south of the old city, built in 1540. The others are Damascus Gate, Jaffa Gate, New Gate, Dumb Gate, Golden Gate, Lion Gate, Flower Gate. Zion Gate is not as spectacular as Damascus Gate. The wall is a little pitted, like a bullet trace, can't help but caress, the old city has left a historical mark everywhere. There is a parking lot at the door. Zion Gate is famous because there is a Zion Mountain. Mount Zion is actually a mountain bag, where the tomb of King David and the Mark Tower are. There is the site of the Last Supper in the Mark Tower. The Zion Gate is also called the Gate of David. Zion is a sacred name, mentioned several times in the song of hope of the national anthem of Israel, which shows the feelings of Zion among the Israelis. The lyrics say... Let your eyes look east, and look eastward at the old mountains of Zion Our hearts are not dead The only hope for two thousand years is to be a free man Return to my hometown again Return to Zion and Jerusalem Enter Zion Gate See the signposts, English. It is easy to go to the wall of crying and go to the tomb of David. In fact, walking around the old city is full of scenes, even if you are lost, you are not afraid, and you can see the signs. The old city of Jerusalem is not big, with Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Eminian settlements. Near Zion Gate is a Jewish and Armenian district. The Armenian district is small, the flag is easy to distinguish, and the residents are like Russians. The Jewish district is very clean, the desert yellow stone wall is old house, the stone road is polished. In addition to the home there are Jewish schools, synagogues, and Jews who come and go are also a scene, which is worth seeing.

From Mount Zion, you will reach the Zion Gate, which is named after Mount Zion. There are dense bullet marks on the wall, which is very vicissitudes of life, reminiscent of the war. Entering Zion Gate, there was a student organizing what activities, the teacher was loudly explaining what, or playing music of joy, everyone looked happy. Seeing more serious prayers on the wall of crying, seeing this scene, and also with joy.

Zion Gate: The Zion Gate is located on the south side of the Old City of Jerusalem, built by Suleiman the Great in 1540, and is named for the south side of Mount Zion. Because the tomb of David is located on Mount Zion, it is also known as the "gate of David". The gate is the Armenian and Jewish quarters. On May 13, 1948, the last British troops withdrew from Jerusalem and handed over the key to the Zion Gate to the Jewish leader, Modekke Wanchaton (Mordechai Weingarten). The intense bullet marks left by Palamakh today can still be seen today as the battle for control of the Jewish Quarter was lost in Zion Gate during the ensuing first Middle East war.