When was The Wailing Wall built?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the distinctive style of Jewish prayer, and thought it was wailing.

You are most likely referring to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the dinstinctive style of Jewish prayer, and thought it was wailing.

You are most likely referring to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.

It is a remnant of the foundation wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is the only structure remaining of that temple after its destruction by the Romans in 70 AD. This is why it is so significant to Jewish people and a major site for prayer.

Answer 3

The Western wall is a remnant of Herod's grand temple, and is the most holiest site for Jews. It attracts thousands of Jewish worshippers daily, who come to pray and lay out their problems and seek for heavenly guidance. They feel the presence of God's spirit, who according to their belief resides for thousands of years in the holy temple.

Answer 4

It was not "discovered"; the Western Wall was a built structure. Jerusalem is a hilly city and, therefore, in order to create a large esplanade for the Great Temple, retaining walls needed to be built on the southern and western sides. It is the western retaining wall of the esplanade that is the Western Wall that the Jews pray at, since it is the closest place to where the Great Temple stood aside from the esplanade itself, which is forbidden for prayer since trespassing on where the original Temple was is a Jewish religious prohibition.

Answer 5

The Western Wall (a.k.a. Wailing Wall) is the last remaining wall from the Temple Mount, the structure that surrounded the Jewish Temple. The First Temple was built by King Solomon in the time of the Prophets and stood for several centuries. The Second Temple was built by Ezra, stood for hundreds of years and was destroyed in the year 68 CE. Towards the end of its existence, the Second Temple was expanded upon by Herod.

The Western Wall contains many rows of stones from the Temple era, while its higher rows were added later.