Zion Gate

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.

Mandalay was founded in 1540 and was named for its southern face to Mount Zion. The reason why it is called David Gate is that the tomb of David is located in Mount Zion, so it is also called "David Gate". Inside the gate are the Armenian and Jewish districts.

Zion Gate is located in the southwest of the old city of Jerusalem, opposite Mount Zion, hence its name. It was built during the Suleiman Emperor period, because there is King David's tomb on Mount Zion, also known as David Gate. Inside the gate are the Armenian and Jewish districts. Up to now, there are still bullet marks left on the gates of the city. 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), captured Zion Gate, recaptured Jerusalem and opened Zion Gate.

The Old City of Jerusalem covers an area of one square kilometer. It is surrounded by tall walls. There are eight gates. Zion Gate is one of them. It is located in the south of the Old City. It was built in 1540. The others are Damascus Gate, Jaffam Gate, New Gate, Dung Gate, Golden Gate, Lion Gate and Flower Gate. Zion Gate is not as magnificent as Damascus Gate. The pits on the wall are like bullet marks. They can not help touching the old city, leaving a historical mark everywhere. There is a parking lot at the door. Zion Gate is famous for its Mount Zion. Mount Zion is actually a big hill, where King David's tomb and the Marco Tower are. There's the last dinner in the Marco Tower. Zion Gate is also called David Gate. Zion is a sacred name. It has been mentioned several times in the song of hope in the National Anthem of Israel, which shows the feelings of Zion of the Israelites. The lyrics say,... Let's look to the East and look to the east at the old mountains of Zion. Our heart has not died for two thousand years. Our only hope is to be a free man and return to my hometown and Jerusalem. When we enter Zion Gate, we can see the road signs in English. It's easy to go to the crying wall, to David's tomb. In fact, walking around the old city is full of scenery, even if lost, it is not afraid to walk around and look at the signs to understand. The Old City of Jerusalem is small, with Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian settlements. Near Zion Gate is a Jewish and Armenian area. Armenia is a small area with a flag that can be easily distinguished and its inhabitants resemble Russians. The Jewish Quarter is very clean, old houses with yellow stone walls in the desert, and stone roads are polished away. Apart from living at home, there are Jewish schools, synagogues and Jews coming and going. It's worth seeing.

From Mount Zion down to Zion Gate, which is opposite Mount Zion and hence named. There are many bullet marks on the wall, which reminds people of the years of war. Coming into Zion Gate, there are students organizing what activities, the teacher's voice is loud explaining what, or playing music, everyone is a happy look. See more serious prayers by the crying wall, see this scene, also with joy.

Zion Gate is located in the south of the old city of Jerusalem. It was built in 1540 by Suleiman the Great. It is named for the Zion Mountains to the south. Because the tomb of David is located in Mount Zion, it is also called "David Gate". Inside the gate are the Armenian and Jewish districts. On May 13, 1948, the last British army withdrew from Jerusalem and handed the key to Zion Gate to the Jewish leader, Mordechai Weingarten. During the first Middle East War that followed, Palamakh's battle for control of the Jewish region in Zion Gate failed, and today we can still see the dense bullet marks left behind.

Enter the Old City from Zion Gate, cross the old streets to the Jewish Quarter. The ancient city of Jerusalem is divided into four regions - the Jewish Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Islamic Quarter and the Armenian Quarter. Because there are many Arab Christians in the old city, despite their different religious beliefs, life is very close. When you arrive in the Jewish Quarter, there are two different worlds, and the picture can tell everything. The last photo is the synagogue on the right and the Islamic Prayer Tower on the left, all in the Jewish Quarter, saying how good it would be if the two peoples could be so at ease.