This is a live cam. The image will refresh automatically every 60 seconds. The Jews claim that the Western Wall or Wailing Wall is a remnant of the second Jewish Temple that was destroyed by the Romans around 70 A.D., however, Islam refutes this claim and says that the wall is merely a "retaining wall" built by Muslims to support the Islamic Dome of the Rock above. The Temple Mount with the Islamic Dome of the Rock is above and about 50 yards from this wall.