The Wailing Wall or Western Wall where prayer is offered up to heaven 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. How did it get its name? The British, when they saw the Jews "wailing" or praying at the "Western" Wall, called it the "Wailing" Wall and that is how it got its name. The wall, at its bed rock, lies 50 feet below the surface of the earth.

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