Wailing Wall

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:pilgrimage_site
historic site
gptkbp:access 1948-1967
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Temple_Mount
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Western_Wall
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Tisha_B'Av
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkb:Jerusalem_Day
gptkb:Kotel_(Hebrew_name)
Al-Buraq Wall (Islamic name)
Jewish prayers for the rebuilding of the Temple
gptkbp:built gptkb:Herodian_period
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Herod_the_Great
gptkbp:capturedBy Israel in 1967 Six-Day War
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan_(1948-1967)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:faced Jews pray facing the wall
gptkbp:gender yes
gptkbp:has24HourFrontDesk yes
gptkbp:height about 19 meters above ground
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wailing Wall
gptkbp:length about 488 meters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkb:Old_City_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:material limestone
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:1948_Arab-Israeli_War
gptkb:1929_Palestine_riots
IDF swearing-in ceremonies
Selichot prayers
national and religious ceremonies
Bar Mitzvah ceremonies
British Mandate period conflicts
Jewish mourning rituals
Jewish pilgrimage
Six-Day War celebrations
annual priestly blessing
gptkbp:openToPublic public
gptkbp:oversees Rabbi of the Western Wall
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Second_Temple
gptkbp:prayerPlaza yes
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:significance holiest site where Jews are permitted to pray
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:tradition placing prayer notes in cracks
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:visitedBy millions of people annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Wall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5