Herod's Palace at Jerusalem

Herod's Palace at Jerusalem was built in the last quarter of the 1st century BC by King Herod the Great of Judea from 37 BC to 4 BC. It was the second most important building in Jerusalem, after the Temple itself; in Herod's day and was situated at the northwestern wall of the Upper City of Jerusalem (the Western Hill abandoned after the Babylonian sacking of Jerusalem). Herod lived in it as a principal residence, but not permanently, as he owned other palace-fortresses, notably at Masada, Herodium and Caesarea Maritima. Nothing remains of the Jerusalem Palace today except for portions of the surrounding wall-and-tower complex, much altered and generally known as "the Citadel" (see Tower of David). The site of the former palace is now occupied by the Tower of David Museum, a police station, and a former Turkish barracks/prison known as the Kishle.

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Herod's Palace at Jerusalem ranks #2,442 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 25 mapped in Israel. Founded c. 50 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 10 atlas entries founded in the 1st century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,337 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jerusalem, 1 km away. It is one of the 109 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Israel compares in the castle statistics.

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