We entered the tunnel and the first thing we saw was a 500 ton stone that was the size of a small school bus. As we walked along the low ceilinged, narrow tunnel, we reached a point that had a picture of a menorah from the Temple time. At the top was the name of God. Nir told us that this was likely in line with the Holy of Holies in the Temple.
There were several arched areas that were adjacent to the Tunnel. The walls of the tunnel had been shored up and were definitely not natural.
At one point there was a large stone abutment on the side of the tunnel. It was clearly an artifact from the Temple.
We then came to the Herodian Columns in the tunnel.
Near the end of the Western Wall, we reached a point where the stones were setting on bedrock so it was actually on Mt. Moriah and not quarried stones.
At the very end of the tunnel the ceiling became natural stone that was very low and a much narrower passage. This area was used as a water tunnel and was already in place before Wilson's Tunnel was dug. You could see algae or mold on the walls.
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| Very low ceiling! |
Finally, we reached a pool of water that was maybe one or two feet deep, but was runoff from the rains.
When we exited Wilson's Tunnel, we were on a portion of the Via Dolorosa.
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