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THE CARDO

The CardoMuch of the Byzantine Cardo is exposed today in the Jewish Quarter, below ground level. This was a large colonnaded street bisecting the city from the Southern city wall to the Northern one. It was a marketplace. Remains of the stalls along the Eastern arcade of the cardo are visible. Josephus describes an Upper market located in the upper city, as well as a lower market, running parallel to the Western Wall of the Temple mount much of the way, also bisecting the City from South to North. The markets met at the area known as Damascaus Gate. Remains of shops from Josephus' Second temple period market place are similarly visible. The word Cardo either comes from the Greek word for heart or the Latin word for Axis.

THE OLD CITY

Ancient Jerusalem
The Western Wall
The Herodian Quarter
The Cardo
The Citadel
Ophel Excavations
Broad Wall
Burnt House
Western Wall Tunnels

Synagogues
The Ramban Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue
The 4 Sephardic Synagogues
The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

The City of David
Area G
Warren's Shaft
Gihon Spring
Hezekiah's Tunnel


THE CITY BEYOND THE WALLS

Mishkenot Shaananim
Machaneh Yisrael
Nahalat Shiva
Meah Shearim
Yemin Moshe


JERUSALEM HIGHLIGHTS

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Israel Museum
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Tower of David

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Historical Sites
The Mount of Olives
The City of David