Western Wall Plaza

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Western Wall Plaza is the large open square in Jerusalem’s Old City that serves as the main public gathering and prayer area in front of the Western Wall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
religious site
tourist attraction
accessVia Dung Gate
Jewish Quarter of the Old City
adjacentTo Mughrabi Bridge
Temple Mount
Western Wall
controlledBy Israel
surface form: State of Israel
hasFeature Torah reading platforms
flagpoles
gender-separated prayer sections
information booths
lighting for night visits
open-air plaza
seating areas
security checkpoints
separate entrance areas
stone paving
hasNearby Western Wall Tunnels entrances
public restrooms
security and police stations
visitor centers
hasUse Jewish prayer area
national ceremony venue
public gathering place
tourist visitation area
hasViewOf Al-Aqsa Mosque
surface form: Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Dome of the Rock
heritageStatus within UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
historicalContext created after 1967 Six-Day War
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
managedBy Western Wall Heritage Foundation
openTo visitors of all faiths
overlooks Western Wall
surface form: Western Wall prayer area
previouslyOccupiedBy Mughrabi Quarter
religiousTradition Judaism
significance major Jewish pilgrimage destination
primary public access area to Western Wall
symbolic national site for Israel
usedFor Bar Mitzvah ceremonies
Jewish holidays celebrations
military swearing-in ceremonies
national memorial ceremonies
public prayer services
tourist group gatherings

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Western Wall adjacentTo Western Wall Plaza
Noble Sanctuary hasViewOver Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall plaza
Western Wall Heritage Foundation mainSiteManaged Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall prayer area
Jewish Quarter of the Old City contains Western Wall Plaza
Cotton Merchants' Gate near Western Wall Plaza
Dung Gate adjacentTo Western Wall Plaza
Western Wall Tunnels entrances locatedIn Western Wall Plaza
Western Wall Tunnels entrances adjacentTo Western Wall Plaza
Mughrabi Quarter demolishedFor Western Wall Plaza
Mughrabi Quarter currentSiteUsedAs Western Wall Plaza
Mughrabi Bridge startsFrom Western Wall Plaza
Mughrabi Bridge partOf Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall Plaza complex
Mughrabi Bridge overlooks Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall prayer area
Mughrabi Bridge connects Western Wall Plaza
Bab as-Silsila adjacentTo Western Wall Plaza
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot primaryAccessTo Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall plaza
Bab al-Maghariba servesAsEntranceTo Western Wall Plaza
Bab al-Maghariba hasViewOf Western Wall Plaza
Dung Gate of Jerusalem accesses Western Wall Plaza
subject surface form: Dung Gate
Har HaBayit contains Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall plaza (adjacent retaining wall)
El-Wad Street connectsTo Western Wall Plaza
this entity surface form: Western Wall area