Israel Museum

Sign pointing the way to the Israel Museum	The Israel Museum	The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - the majority is undergoing major renovation (April 2010)	Ticket to the Israel Museum - at this time, only the model of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book were open
Israel Museum	Mosaic map of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period, Israel Museum	Mosaic map of Temple Mount and the southern half of the old city (east is up)	1:50 scale model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period (66 A.D.)
Model of Temple Mount during the Second Temple Period, Israel Museum	Temple Mount during the Second Temple Period (66 AD, the eve of the Jewish Revolt)	Model of Herod's Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.	The Second Temple - site of the Dome of the Rock for the past 1400 years
The Lower City, southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period	Adiabene Palaces and Siloam Pool during the Second Temple Period	Adiabene Palaces and Siloam Pool during the Second Temple Period	Hellenistic Theater of Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period
David's Tomb, Herod's Palace, and the towers of the Citadel of Jerusalem	David's Tomb - “So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David” (1 Kings 2:10)	Citadel of Jerusalem and Towers: Phasael, Hippicus and Mariamme	Antonia Fortress and Second Wall, Jerusalem (Second Temple Period)
The 3rd Wall was built between the Crucifixion of Christ (33 AD) and the Destruction of the Second Temple (70 AD)	The 3rd Wall post-dates the Crucifixion placing Golgotha (Calvary) inside the Old City of 66 AD, the rocks outside the 2nd Wall	Tomb of John Hyrcanus (134-104 BC), Hasmonean (Maccabeean) leader	Psephinus Tower in the corner of the Third Wall, Jerusalem, 66 AD
Antonia Fortress and the Garden Gate, Second Wall, Jerusalem	View of the northwest corner of the Old City, Psephinus Tower	Northwestern view from the New City	View of the model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period from the southwest
View of the model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period from the southwest	View of the model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period from the southwest	Herod's Palace with red tiled roofs	David's Tomb and the Hellenistic Theatre, Jerusalem
The Third Wall in the southwest of the Old City by Herod's Palace	Southern View from the "Promenade"	Southern View from the "Promenade"	Southern end of the Old City (Lower City) - Siloam Pool to Temple Mount
View of Temple Mount from the "Promenade"	View of the model of the old city from the southeast, Israel Museum	Adiabene Palaces and Lower City during the Second Temple Period	Antonia Fortress and the north side of Temple Mount
The Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum	Shrine of the Book built to house the Dead Sea Scrolls, Israel Museum	Shrine of the Book - היכל הספר‎ - Heikhal HaSefer	Shrine of the Book, 1965
Entrance to the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum	Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum	Black basalt wall symbolizing the Sonds of Darkness	White dome symbolizing the Sons of Light
Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum	Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum	Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Leda and the Swan, Caesarea	Roman sculpture fragment with cupids, Israel Museum
Marble pedestal decorated with cupids riding hybrid marine creatures, Beth Shean, 2nd C. AD	Israel Museum - anticipating renewal 2010