Jerusalem’s Tower of David museum reopens after three-year renovation

The Tower of David citadel in Jerusalem, photographed in September 2012. The museum inside the ancient fortress has reopened following a three-year, $50 million dollar revamp project. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jorge Lascar. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
The Tower of David citadel in Jerusalem, photographed in September 2012. The museum inside the ancient fortress has reopened following a three-year, $50 million dollar revamp project. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jorge Lascar. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
The Tower of David citadel in Jerusalem, photographed in September 2012. The museum inside the ancient fortress has reopened following a three-year, $50 million dollar revamp project. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jorge Lascar. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

JERUSALEM (AP) – Jerusalem’s iconic citadel has opened its revamped museum after a three-year, $50 million makeover that included a restoration of its signature minaret. The Tower of David, the ancient fortress on the western edge of the Old City, contains remnants of successive fortifications built one atop the other dating back more than two millennia. For centuries, pilgrims, conquerors and tourists visiting the city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam have entered Jerusalem beneath the adjacent Jaffa Gate. Today, the former castle serves as a museum dedicated to the city’s 3,000-year history.

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