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Old City Walls

Archaeologists uncover a section of the Jerusalem wall built in Hasmonean times (2nd century BCE) in the complex of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum in the Old City, in a discovery announced on December 8, 2025. (Gabriel Volkovich/ Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
December 8, 2025, 3:14 pm
2,100-year-old mystery unearthed with dismantled Hasmonean-era wall in Jerusalem
A fortification in the heart of the capital was likely built shortly after the Hanukkah story took place. Now experts are asking why it was systematically taken apart, and by whom
By Rossella Tercatin
An ancient coin from around 40 BCE with the oldest known depiction of a Temple Menorah will be displayed at the newly renovated Davidson Center in Jerusalem, which will open to the public on March 13, 2023. (courtesy Emil Algam/Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 13, 2023, 4:33 am
Coin with oldest depiction of Temple menorah displayed for first time
New renovation of the Davidson Center in Jerusalem utilizes interactive tech and augmented reality to highlight history and archaeology of Temple-era Jerusalem
By Melanie Lidman
At the annual Hutzot HaYotzer arts and crafts festival near the Old City walls in Jerusalem, being held this year August 15-27, 2022 (Courtesy Dafna Ben Nun)
July 26, 2022, 5:59 pm
Jerusalem’s annual arts and crafts event to kick off mid-August
Hutzot Hayotzer, held under the Old City walls, combines crafts and evening concerts of Israeli performers
By Jessica Steinberg
The flags of Ukraine and Russia that were projected onto the walls of Jerusalem's Old City for a short time, March 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 14, 2022, 12:40 am
J’lem takes down Old City projection of Ukraine, Russia flags after criticsm
Display calling for peace summit removed following criticism that it disregarded Russia’s initiating the conflict; city says it would be happy to host Moscow-Kyiv ceasefire talks
By ToI Staff
The Patrick and Lina Entrance Pavilion at the renovated Tower of David Museum, slated to open in late 2022 (Courtesy Kimmel Eshkolot Architects)
February 19, 2022, 10:39 am
Tower of David renewal seeks to reinstate ancient citadel as Old City beacon
Jerusalem fortress, some of it 2,500-years-old, is completing a $40 million renovation, bringing city’s historic ‘lighthouse’ into 21st century
By Jessica Steinberg
Anyone with Purim costumes echoing days of yore is invited to Jerusalem's Old City walls for a selfie and tag #ITravelJerusalem (Courtesy I Travel Jerusalem)
February 24, 2021, 3:12 pm
No parties or parades, but other possibilities remain for Purim
Masks and the Book of Esther have pride of place in a weekend of revelry under the shadow of the virus
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture from a promotional video for the Jerusalem Old City cable car project showing an artist's impression of cars passing over the Hinnom Valley. (YouTube)
October 26, 2020, 6:41 pm
Western Wall cable car planners meet with developers despite High Court case
Jerusalem Development Authority holds two confabs for potential bidders; new tourism minister ‘still studying’ issue
By Sue Surkes
Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Shavuot 2020, taking advantage of new walking paths opened on the rooftops and ancient walls of the city (Courtesy Jerusalem municipality)
May 22, 2020, 1:51 pm
A guide to the socially distant Shavuot, with pilgrimage and cheese
It’s time to celebrate the giving of the Torah, through study and dairy food
By Jessica Steinberg
A visitor on a newly-opened section of Jerusalem's Old City ramparts. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
January 25, 2020, 8:22 am
Golgotha to the Six Day War: Stroll through time on a newly opened Old City wall
Jerusalem ramparts, recently opened to the public, provide a vivid overview of the capital’s history, from its Roman and Ottoman conquerors to its modern day residents
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
A Palestinian flag hung from the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on January 1, 2020. (screen capture: Twitter)
January 1, 2020, 4:59 pm
Giant Palestinian flag raised, pulled down in Jerusalem’s Old City
One person reported arrested after flag featuring faces of Abbas and Arafat is hung over wall near Damascus Gate
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The 108 musicians who participated in 'Shalem,' the September 12, 2019 Mekudeshet festival concert of broken instruments (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2019, 3:11 am
Dozens of broken instruments create a harmonious whole in ‘Shalem’
Audiences gather for a unique Mekudeshet event in Jerusalem as over 100 musicians and composers put on a musical celebration
By Jessica Steinberg
Mount Zion archaeological excavations conducted by the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, in cooperation with Ashkelon Academic College, at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, 2019. (Virginia Withers)
July 15, 2019, 4:26 pm
First evidence of Crusader siege from July 15, 1099, uncovered at Old City walls
920 years ago, Crusaders breached Jerusalem and conquered the walled Fatimid city. Now the Mount Zion Project has found a chronicled moat that to many scholars had seemed like myth
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Fairytale, lit-up characters who greet visitors at Jaffa Gate, during Jerusalem's Festival of Light, which opened June 26, 2019 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
June 27, 2019, 1:02 pm
Festival sees city of gold become a mesmerizing city of light
Jerusalem’s 11th annual event has thousands of visitors following three dazzling routes of art through and around the Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
As darkness falls, a view from a balcony at the scene unfolding in 'View Field,' a new Clipa Theater performance at the 2019 Israel Festival (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
June 12, 2019, 4:43 pm
Back-to-back Israel Festival events set up shop at Old City walls
A performance at a busy Jerusalem crossroads and a night in honor of a renowned Yemenite rabbi and poet
By Jessica Steinberg
Artist's impression of the cable car station to be located next to the First Station complex in Jerusalem.
March 7, 2019, 7:52 pm
Transportation Ministry ‘not involved’ in $55.2m cable car plan to cut traffic
Mass transit plan strongly backed by tourism minister and Jerusalem mayor; Jerusalem Development Authority says ‘Transportation Ministry a partner’
By Sue Surkes
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