City of David

Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. 

The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026.
Inside the Pilgrimage Road

Beneath Jerusalem: The Pilgrimage Road reopens an ancient path

Visiting the Western Wall with daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas. Sarah is following in the footsteps of her father, Ambassador Mike Huckabee (at far right), who served as Arkansas governor from 1996-2007.

A force of nature: Janet McCain Huckabee on faith, family, and standing with Israel - interview

Opening of the Pilgrim's Road in Jerusalem, on September 16, 2025.

Ancient Pilgrimage Road leading to Temple Mount opens to public after 13 years of excavations


Ancient Persian-era jar fragment found in City of David

The shard contains a depiction of the deity Bes, who protected households.

The "Bes-Vessel" discovered March 20th, 2019

Bennett, Shaked endorse Michigan native for Knesset

City of David VP running in Bayit Yehudi primary

Doron Spielman.

Travel Jerusalem with no stone left unturned in the City of David

Jerusalem is holy to three religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

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Over 2000 years later: Ancient gold earring discovered in City of David

The earring features a horned animal dating back to the early Hellenistic period.

The Hellenistic-era earring unearthed near Jerusalem's Old City on August 8, 2018

Bronze coin from 4th year of Great Revolt found at national park

The discovery was made in sifting project in the City of David.

A bronze coin from the fourth year of the Great Revolt discovered in the City of David, July 2018

Archeology in Israel as a political weapon

Emek Shaveh’s Mizrachi: When you control the past, you control the present and the future.

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Eli Shukron shows an ancient seal, at an archaeological site known as the City of David in Jerusalem December 25, 2011.

Earliest evidence of eggplant seeds in Israel unearthed in City of David

Ancient Jerusalem refuse pit sheds light on Early Islamic period dietary habits.

Test tubes containing eggplant and various botanical seeds found in the refuse pit.

The gentrification of east Jerusalem

The municipality has also invested in the Music School and Cultural Center in Silwan, which offers leadership programs, swimming and cooking classes and houses a theater group.

‘A sprawling mess built on an archeological gold mine’: Silwan Valley.

Evidence of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem unearthed in City of David

"These findings depict the affluence and character of the Judean Kingdom and are mesmerizing proof of the city’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians."

AN AERIAL view of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The City of David

The City of David National Park is the fulfilled vision of Be’eri, a man who is considered by some to be a national hero and by others as a dangerous, religious right-wing activist.

David ‘Davidele’ Be’eri