Jerusalem the Citadel
Anthea Gerrie describes a museum that is also in itself a historical record of a city’s development.
It seems fitting that a building housing a museum that aims to tell a tale as complex as the building of Jerusalem should itself be a historical microcosm of the eternal city. The Tower of David, also known as the Citadel, may not be quite as old as the first known settlements of Jerusalem, which date back 4,000 years; but for nearly three quarters of that time the ancient fort at the city’s highest point by the Jaffa Gate, where the old city meets the new, played a vital role in Jerusalem’s defence.
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