The City Of King David

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"The city of David," or Zion of David Jewish Jerusalem's oldest residential neighborhood, was once located on a narrow ridge to the South-East of the present Old Town, bounded to the East by the valley of Kidron, and from the North Wall. Today the archaeological Park "City of David" is probably the most important tourist attraction of the old town. Finds, archaeological discoveries made within the walls of Zion of David, were of paramount importance in the history of the Jewish people.

Archaeological research of this town began quite late (only in the mid-nineteenth century), when scientists first managed to gain access to the secrets of the Holy Land. After the first expedition, and over the next 110 years, in the City of David, there were 7 different archeological expeditions.
Recent studies have been conducted here in the late 70's and early 80-ies of XX century foreign scientists. Divided in areas the walls and towers of the city of David, was a huge area for discovery. And a lot of this discovery is still controversial, version, many times tested and refuted, the story was rewritten and changed again.
Many times the walls of the city "parted", which comprises not already existing, and again "shrink", leaving a part of the story. The last excavations were carried out in almost intolerable conditions – under constant Police protection Israel. Archaeologists – not the Israelis were under constant attacks by religious Jews, which in every possible way to obstruct the course of studies.
Much of what has been found to have contributed to the history of the City of David, the story we hear today:. How and where were located the houses and walls, built in V-VI centuries of our era, where the wells were dug and the cemetery, where lies the Foundation of the citadel of Zion, which David saw as bathed Versavia. In one of the buildings Dating to the VII century, was found a powder room with a stone bowl, into another (the so-called "Burnt Room"), were found arrowheads and traces of fire, the third 64 of the scroll and clay seals of the time of the prophet Jeremiah. All of this can be seen today in the Museum of the History of Israel.
Walls, buildings, FORTS Dating back to different eras, ages, times. Century after century you can see how varied the topography of the city, its appearance. One of the most famous finds is the Well Warren, open the same name by the English archeologist. This well allowed the residents of the City of David to draw water from the source without leaving the city walls. Several monumental buildings related to the XX century BC, relate directly to Zion David.
During the city tour, you can learn more about how and where at various times ran the walls of the City, where and how was built secret drainage system (Hezekiah's tunnel), taps runoff from city to Kidron valley.
Undoubtedly, the Kingdom of Judah was a time of prosperity, although the life was in full swing already to the North and West of the town of David. And finally, the most important and significant discovery - in 2007, was discovered a Palace of the Great King David. Today it is part of the "city of David", and is a few minutes from the Western Wall and the Old Town. The place is a pilgrimage, here come those who want to venerate the Hill on which Jerusalem was born, to join the source of the Holy city in the World. The place where he wrote the history of the Jewish people.