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THREE GUIDED WAL
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J erusalem is a perfect city to
Instead, we suggest you get
up on the walls themselves,
which is something few
visitors do, largely because
they remain unaware that the
opportunity exists.
Similarly, few visitors spend
any time exploring the more
modern parts of the city and
so miss out on some attractive old
quarters and some fine architecture.
Much of this is non-indigenous, raised
at the end of the 19th century, when
the great powers of Europe were all
vying for political influence in the
Holy City. This was expressed through
ostentatious examples of their own
national architectures. Muscovite
churches, English Gothic cathedrals,
German hospices and Italian insur-
ance offices all serve as reminders of
the central role Jerusalem has always
played in the Western consciousness.
explore on foot: it is small
and compact, traffic is
light, the pavements are
rarely crowded, and there are
plenty of sites to see and
places to sit and rest. This is
particularly true in the Old
City, which, with the excep-
tion of just one or two roads, doesn't
allow for motor vehicles at all. Most
streets are simply too narrow and
meandering, and there are too many
steps. It is a place perfectly described
by the over-used adjective “labyrin-
thine”; a place in which getting lost is
inevitable. However, this is no bad
thing because wandering aimlessly
around the Old City is a highly plea-
surable and rewarding activity. For
that reason, we have avoided describ-
ing any walks within Jerusalem's
ancient fortified walls.
Jerusalem shield
at New City Hall
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