Western Wall
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, arrived this evening (Thursday) at the Western Wall for a visit and tour of the Western Wall Tunnels as part of his official visit in Jerusalem. The president was greeted by the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav. The president and his wife recited a personal prayer and placed a note between the stones of the Wall, and afterwards toured the Western Wall Tunnels.

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Interesting Facts

The Western Wall Plaza hosts approximately 60,000 people. It symbolizes the Jewish link to Jerusalem and serves as the synagogue closest to the remains of both Holy Temples.

The Western Wall's visible stones tell of its history from the time of the Holy Temples' ruin. The original Herodian stones are distinct from the others in size and in their unique borders.

The building style of "grading" used when layering the Western Wall's stones, teaches us that the Temple Mount's walls were not perpendicular but marginally sloping.