Apparently the mayor of Jerusalem has approved a study to determine the feasibility of a cable car to bring visitors to the Western Wall from the other side of Jerusalem. The idea is to relieve traffic congestion in the Old City, and the car would transport 70 people from the train station near the Hinnom Valley (A) to the Dung Gate (B) in 5 minutes.
Search
About the BiblePlaces Blog
The BiblePlaces Blog provides updates and analysis of the latest in biblical archaeology, history, and geography. Unless otherwise noted, the posts are written by Todd Bolen, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies at The Master’s University.
Subscribe
Tags
10th Century
American Colony Photos
Analysis
Antiquities Trade
Dead Sea
Dead Sea Scrolls
Discoveries
Egypt
Excavations
Forgery
Galilee
Greece
Holidays
Israel's Coast
Italy
Jerusalem
Jezreel Valley
Jordan
Jordan Rift
Judah
Lebanon
Lectures
Mediterranean Islands
Mesopotamia
Museums
Negev
New Exhibits
Persia
Philistines
Photo Resources
Picture of the Week
Pseudo-Archaeology
Resources
Sad News
Samaria
Shephelah
Syria
Technology
Temple Mount
Tomb of Jesus
Tourism
Travels
Turkey
Weather
Weekend Roundup
Links
Notice
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. In any case, we will provide honest advice.