Jerusalem Old City Western Wall Wailing Wall Postcard

This postcard features the Old City Western Wall or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. It is also known as the Kotel HaMa'aravi or Buraq Wall. is a 187-foot-high section of the ancient wall built by Herod the Great as the retaining wall of the Temple Mount complex. At least seventeen layers of the Wailing Wall are below the street level, but the massive lower stones, called ashlars, of the visible portion date to the time of Herod. These colossal limestone stones, each weighing between one and eight tons, were crafted with masterly precision so that they fit perfectly against each other without mortar. Some of the joints, however, have eroded, and Orthodox Jews fill many of the chinks in the lower blocks with written prayers. Enjoy your new Jerusalem Old City Western Wall Wailling Wall Postcard!