City Gloss

In Jerusalem’s Old City has a special charm, which can not be found anywhere in the world. Maybe the whole thing in the long history that fills every rock in his beautiful home and proudly vysyaschihsya the castle walls. Perhaps – in an atmosphere of holiness surrounding neighborhoods of the Old Town with all its variety of shrines and temples where prayers rise up Jews, Christians and Muslims. Sure, add color colorful bazaars breathe life into the narrow streets of the city and filling them fun and raznotsvetem. Or maybe the secret charm lies in the fascinating past of the Old City, which were intertwined war and peace, love and hate, destruction and revival, loyalty and betrayal. At the root of the city, now called ‘Old’, was King David, who laid it in 1004 BC.

Since ancient times Jerusalem has been the center of the world, and maps depicting three well-known in the time of the continent – Europe, Asia and Africa, around the one and only Jerusalem. Ever since the city became the target of claims of the kings, rulers and military leaders, who sought to conquer it. It also sought to and get the masses of believers: it was built the Temple, Jesus was crucified here, it Mohammed rose to heaven. Who just did not see the streets of the ancient city: here the pilgrims walked and beggars, merchants and scholars of the Torah, and the warriors slaves. And they celebrated Jerusalem Jerusalem has experienced a great variety of metamorphosis, turning it into the most exciting city in the world, and now – and an important tourist center in Israel.