This is the original portion of the Temple Mount (the temple built by Herod the Great) wall which is now the only accessible portion of the temple mount to the Jews because of Muslim control. They gather here to pray, it is the holiest site for the Jewish people.
The wall is known as the Western Wall or the Wailing Wall.
A foundation stone of the temple built by Herod.One stone weighs up about 700 tons.
It goes from about where the edge of the picture is to about where the people are standing. They really have no idea how they got those massive stones placed there so perfectly. The Rabbi's say "God placed it there."
This is the closest portion of the original wall to where the Holy of Holies in the temple would be! I actually took the picture from a prayer room for women only that looks down on what you see there. The inside portion is for the men only. 
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