.Mount Zion is the hill south of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, just outside the Old City walls. It is where David is buried. Leaving the Old City through Zion Gate puts you squarely on Mount Zion.
The Church of the Dormition
The tower of the Dormition
Another view of the Church of the Dormition
Two Jews arguing next to the Church of the Dormition
Another picture of them.
The entrance to the Franciscan monastery on Mount Zion
A statue of St. Francis
Another view of the monastery heights
An old Sephardi synagogue
A sign by the synagogue
King David's Tomb
The entrance to his tomb
The inner entrance
The roof of his tomb, which was closed when I got there
A tower at the tomb which used to be a Muslim muzzein tower
The World Peace Center! No wonder we don't have any peace - it's locked!