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Wikipedia: The Tower of David is an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. Built to strengthen a strategically weak point in the Old City's defenses, the citadel was constructed during the second century BCE and subsequently destroyed and rebuilt by, in succession, the Christian, Muslim, Mamluk, and Ottoman conquerors of Jerusalem. It contains important archaeological finds dating back 2,700 years, and is a popular venue for benefit events, craft shows, concerts, and sound-and-light performances.
![[View of Jaffa Gate (left) and the Tower of David (right).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Jaffa_Gate_and_Tower_of_David_s.jpg "View of Jaffa Gate (left) and the Tower of David (right).")
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![[An exhibition of musical instruments takes place in the Tower courtyard]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tower_of_David_P8040016_s.jpg "An exhibition of musical instruments takes place in the Tower courtyard")
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![[The tower of David and the City walls]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/DavidTower_s.jpg "The tower of David and the City walls")
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![[A mosque inside the citadel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tower_of_David_P8040024_s.jpg "A mosque inside the citadel")
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![[A Dale Chihuly chandelier hangs in the entrance hall of the Tower of David Museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chihuly_P8040009_s.jpg "A Dale Chihuly chandelier hangs in the entrance hall of the Tower of David Museum")
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