Western Wall in Israel

Also known as the Wailing Wall, this wall was built to replace the first temple that was destroyed by the Babylonians when they sacked the city. The second temple was demolished by the Romans, who left only the wall standing. Today, the wall in the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100602011282" title="Jerusalem (Israel)" href="/topic/intl/israel/jerusalem-%28israel%29-PLGEO100100602011282.topic">Old City</a> of Jerusalem is visited by millions of people every year to pray and leave messages in the cracks in the wall.
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( Toni Stroud )

Also known as the Wailing Wall, this wall was built to replace the first temple that was destroyed by the Babylonians when they sacked the city. The second temple was demolished by the Romans, who left only the wall standing. Today, the wall in the Old City of Jerusalem is visited by millions of people every year to pray and leave messages in the cracks in the wall.

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