The story of how one of Jerusalem’s prime tourist sites, the Western Wall Tunnel, ended up 30 feet underground is the Holy City’s saga in a nutshell. Everybody wanted it, everybody built it up, only to be outdone by the newest arrival on the block, or perhaps we should say – considering the nearby Temple Mount – the newest one on the rock.
Tourist tip #127 / The Western Wall Tunnel
Beneath the well-known Kotel, a tunnel that is sacred in its own right reveals a continuation of the Western Wall and many layers of Jerusalem history.
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Miriam Feinberg Vamosh


