Warren's Gate, Ancient gate entrance at Western Wall Tunnel, Jerusalem, Israel.
Warren's Gate is a sealed ancient entrance into the Temple Mount platform, set about 46 metres inside the Western Wall Tunnel. It was the northernmost of four gates in the Herodian Western Wall. Behind it, a right-angled passage held staircases that climbed to the Temple Mount floor. The gate is catalogued as Cistern 30 in Charles Warren's survey.
Warren's Gate was the northernmost of four gates in the Herodian Western Wall and stood near the Pilgrims' Street. Behind it, an L-shaped passage held stairs up to the Temple Mount platform. Charles Warren rediscovered it in the 19th century and catalogued it as Cistern 30. In 1981 Rabbi Yehuda Getz reopened it, but after protests it was resealed with concrete.
The gate is named after Charles Warren, the British surveyor who rediscovered it in the 19th century and catalogued it as Cistern 30. Today a narrow synagogue named after Rabbi Yehuda Getz stands opposite the gate on a raised platform, and it can be reached only through the Western Wall tunnels.
Access is only through guided tours of the Western Wall Tunnel system, so advance booking is necessary. The site is underground and requires comfortable footwear and willingness to navigate tight spaces and staircases.
In July 1981 Rabbi Yehuda Getz had a niche carved opposite the spot he believed was the Holy of Holies, creating a small synagogue. His team then uncovered a 28-metre-long, 6-metre-wide tunnel east of the gate, which was resealed in concrete after protests. The synagogue, entered only through the Western Wall Tunnels, still stands outside the gate.
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