The Western Wall, or Kotel, is the last remaining wall of the Second Temple, built by King Herod. The Wall became an important Jewish site after 1520, when it became a place of assembly and prayer for Jews. It has come to represent mourning for the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the persecution of the Jewish people, as well as the dream of redemption and a Jewish national state. People pray before the wall 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Jerusalem, Israel