Western Wall

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archaeological site historic site pilgrimage site religious site retaining wall

The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Western Wall canonical	27
Western Wall Tunnels	2
HaKotel HaMa'aravi	1
Kotel	1
Temple Mount retaining wall	1
Wailing Wall	1
Western Wall after the Six-Day War	1
Western Wall archaeological sites	1
Western Wall as surviving retaining wall	1
Western Wall prayer area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ historic site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ retaining wall ⓘ
access	open to people of all faiths ⓘ
adjacentTo	Temple Mount ⓘ Western Wall Plaza ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Western Wall ⓘ surface form: HaKotel HaMa'aravi Western Wall ⓘ surface form: Kotel Western Wall ⓘ surface form: Wailing Wall
constructionPeriod	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
controlledBy	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
country	Israel ⓘ
custom	men and women pray in separate sections ⓘ
dateOfUNESCOInscription	1981 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jewish prayer ⓘ
height	approximately 19 meters exposed above ground ⓘ
heritageSiteOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalEvent	captured by Israel in 1967 Six-Day War ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
length	approximately 488 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem District Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
managementBy	Western Wall Heritage Foundation ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
nearbySite	Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Dome of the Rock Jewish Quarter of the Old City ⓘ
partOf	Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount retaining walls ancient Jewish Temple complex ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Herod the Great ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
significance	holiest place where Jews can pray ⓘ
symbolOf	Jewish continuity ⓘ Jewish national identity ⓘ
totalHeight	over 30 meters including underground sections ⓘ
tradition	placing written prayers in cracks between stones ⓘ
usedFor	Bar Mitzvah ceremonies ⓘ Bat Mitzvah ceremonies ⓘ individual prayer ⓘ national ceremonies in Israel ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ public prayer services ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ
visibleLength	about 57 meters in the main prayer area ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jews → hasSacredPlace → Western Wall ⓘ

Roman destruction of the Second Temple → survivingStructure → Western Wall ⓘ

Temple Mount → contains → Western Wall ⓘ

Western Wall → alsoKnownAs → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wailing Wall

Western Wall → alsoKnownAs → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kotel

Western Wall → alsoKnownAs → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: HaKotel HaMa'aravi

Israel → notableSite → Western Wall ⓘ

Jerusalem → hasPart → Western Wall ⓘ

Second Temple in Jerusalem → legacy → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall as surviving retaining wall

Tyropoeon Valley → near → Western Wall ⓘ

Al-Aqsa Mosque → nearbyStructure → Western Wall ⓘ

Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site → hasPart → Western Wall ⓘ

Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths → aboutPlace → Western Wall ⓘ

Western Wall Heritage Foundation → mainSiteManaged → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall Tunnels

Western Wall Heritage Foundation → mainSiteManaged → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall archaeological sites

A Beggar in Jerusalem → setInLocation → Western Wall ⓘ

A Beggar in Jerusalem → depicts → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall after the Six-Day War

Western Wall Plaza → adjacentTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Western Wall Plaza → overlooks → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall prayer area

Dome of the Rock → nearbyStructure → Western Wall ⓘ

Dung Gate → providesAccessTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Israeli capture of Old City of Jerusalem → religiousSiteAffected → Western Wall ⓘ

Western Wall Tunnels entrances → serves → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Wall Tunnels

Western Wall Tunnels entrances → connectsTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Mughrabi Quarter → adjacentTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Mughrabi Bridge → adjacentTo → Western Wall ⓘ

historic Palestine → containsHolySite → Western Wall ⓘ

Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem → containsReligiousSite → Western Wall ⓘ

Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions → hasTrack → Western Wall ⓘ

Herodian street → adjacentTo → Western Wall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple Mount retaining wall

Sha'ar Ha'ashpot → locatedNear → Western Wall ⓘ

Bab al-Maghariba → servesAsEntranceTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Bab al-Maghariba → adjacentTo → Western Wall ⓘ

Dung Gate of Jerusalem → near → Western Wall ⓘ

subject surface form: Dung Gate

Har HaBayit → nearbyStructure → Western Wall ⓘ