The Model City

Early on in our trip we visited this accurate miniature of what the ancient city of Jerusalem looked like about 2,000 years ago. In this picture you are facing west and can see the Temple Mount in the front. The model city was built as a memorial for a father's son who was killed in the War of Independence. They constantly update the model when new archaeological discoveries reveal better information.

The idea behind visiting the model is that it gives you an understanding of where things were in relation to each other. Then during the rest of the touring a normal person would have a great perspective of where they were. Unfortunately I'm not in that category of normal people. I have no sense of direction. I still get lost occasionally in Hillsboro and I've lived here for 5 years now!

Fortunately Jerel doesn't suffer from this same condition and he really enjoyed this visit. I think he said that in the model you have to remember that the scale is that a person would be like the size of a thumb. You can see some people in the background and hopefully get a feeling for how big the Temple Mount is. If you want to know anything else you'll have to check with Jerel.