Proper noun
the Western Wall
(Judaism) An ancient wall on the western side of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple. It is the holiest site in Judaism.
Synonyms: Wailing Wall, Kotel, Buraq Wall
Al-Aref included the Western Wall in the list of Jewish holy places in Jerusalem, and wrote, “It is the external wall of the Temple that was renovated by Herod…. Source: Internet
Ahead of the Passover holiday, workers from the Western Wall Heritage Foundation removed the prayer notes that were hidden by visitors over the past year between the stones of the Western Wall. Source: Internet
Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday exhibited a recently uncovered, unusual series of 2,000-year-old chambers carved out of the bedrock beneath the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem. Source: Internet
On a more concrete level, residents of the Palestinian Silwan neighborhood below the Western Wall denounce the expropriation decrees issued last September by the Jerusalem Municipality that affect both private lands and open spaces in the neighborhood. Source: Internet
Main image by Nati Shohat/Flash90, shows a Haredi man praying at the almost empty Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 7, 2020. Source: Internet
The Western Wall, right, and the gilded Dome of the Rock, among the holiest sites for Jews and Muslims, are covered in snow, Dec. 13, 2013. Source: Internet