| This is a site on the western ridge that always had a fortress to defend the city. |
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| Three different time periods built these walls: Hasmoneans, Herod, and the Crusaders. |
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| These are stones from the time or the Hasmoneans. |
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| This is the recognizable tower on the south side of the citidel. |
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| This is the base of one of three towers Herod had built on the front side of the citidel which also served as his luxury palace in Jerusalem. |
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| The north side tower built on the Herod's base. |
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| These are the tree towers that Herod built on this location. Only the base of the first one remains, The Phasael Tower. |
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