Davidson Center
Davidson Center is a museum in West Bank, Palestine. Davidson Center is situated nearby to Dung Gate, as well as near the tourism office Ticket Office - Ophel Archaeological Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Aqsa Mosque and Western Wall.
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa Mosque is situated 160 metres northeast of Davidson Center.
Western Wall
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. Western Wall is situated 200 metres north of Davidson Center.
Dung Gate
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The Dung Gate, also known as Bab al-Maghariba, Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was built as a small postern gate in the 16th century by the Ottomans, first widened for vehicular traffic in 1952 by the Jordanian and again in 1985 by the Israeli authorities.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Old City.
Jewish Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Michael Kriegal, CC BY 2.0.
The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east.
Old City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.
Armenian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Yonah baby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Armenian Quarter is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the Zion Gate and Jaffa Gate.
Davidson Center
- Type: Museum
- Address: Jerusalem
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.77501° or 31° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
35.2345° or 35° 14′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ6GM+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 147608624OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Romanian—“Davidson Center” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Davidsonovo centrum”
- Hebrew: “מרכז דוידסון”
- Polish: “Centrum Davidsona”
- Romanian: “Muzeul Centrul Davidson”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House of Menorot and Ticket Office - Ophel Archaeological Park.
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