Pictures from Israel
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This is the entrance to the City of David, however this is not King David playing the harp ! ….it is Avir.
He is about to do the walking tour of the City of David, including passing through the underground tunnels through which the city was conquered and residents fled and he is also going to the hidden spring where kings were crowned. Walking in Hezekiah’s Tunnel, is quite exciting. This is an area where water has flowed since the time of the prophets.
The City of David is the birthplace of the city of Jerusalem, the place where King David established his kingdom, and where the history of the People of Israel was written was located on a narrow ridge south of the present-day ‘Old City’. It borders the deep Kidron Valley to the East, where the Gihon Spring, the city’s main water source, is located.
King David finally captured the city at about 1,000 BC. David’s soldiers entered into the city of the Jebusites through the gutter, probably the tunnel of the Gihon spring (2 Samuel 5 6-9). This archaeological park is one of Israel’s most important historical landmarks, a must-see site for all tourists, including Avir.
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Pictures from Israel
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In this picture Avir is in the gardens of Safra Square, as part of the City Hall complex in Jerusalem.
Spring time is a wonderful and colourful time to be in Safra Square as the flowers are at their best, and at the right time of day, the shadows are spectacular.
Avir is looking at a model of the whole City Hall complex, which highlights so many old and new buildings in this historic centre of Jerusalem. The city planers were careful to create a modern City Hall complex which blended into the architectural and historical character of the neighbourhood, as well as meeting the physical requirements a functional administration.
The site of the City Hall complex was chosen because it is the centre of Jerusalem between east and west, close to the Old City and Jaffa Road, one of the oldest and longest major streets in the city which leads to the town of Jaffa and the City of Tel Aviv.
Many of the City’s walking tours start from Safra Square which has the very regular and efficient Light Rail near-by.
