One of the 7 open doors to the Old City, the Jaffa...

One of the 7 open doors to the Old City, the Jaffa Gate is the main entrance for most tourists to the Old City. Immediately after the entrance, you will find the Arab market, with its many stalls and small shops, and the Tower of David Museum.
The door of Jaffa, in Arabic Bab al-Khalil, the "door of the friend" (the reference is to Abraham: it is the door that goes towards Hebron). Opened in 1898 to allow the solemn entrance of Kaiser Wilhelm II. From the Jaffa gate to the south-east corner of the walls it is possible to see traces of the Herodian route.
Around the Gate the Israelis have recently done enormous road works.
Inside, on the left of the Jaffa Gate, there are two tombs are those of the architects executed by Suleiman made for leaving Mount Zion outside the walls.
The whole area between the Jaffa gate and the south-west corner reveals the traces of the previous walls.
It is in this area that the Romans managed to break through in 70 AD
From the Jaffa Gate you have an incredible view of the valley below, the district of Armon Hanatziv, Mishkenot Shaananim and the skyline of the modern city.