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The Old CityThe Holiest Center in the World of Acre has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and contains, among other sites, a tunnel leading to a 13th century fortress of the Knights Templar.
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Since the 1990s, there have been vast works of archeological excavations and preservations of ancient structures in progress. The works are carried out by the Old Acre Development Company (OADC).
The first notable thing that comes into view when coming to Acre is the heavy land defense wall, built north and east of the city. This wall was built in 1800-1814 by Jezzar Pasha (called by the locals Al-Jezzar) and his Jewish advisor, Haim Farkhi. This is a modern counter- artillery fortification that includes a thick defensive wall, a dry moat, cannon outposts and three Burges (large defensive towers).
In 1750, Daher El-Omar, the ruler of Acre, utilized the remnants of the Crusader walls as a foundation for his walls. Jezzar Pasha reinforced them between 1775 and 1799 and they survived Napoleon's siege. The wall was short and thin. Its height was 10-13 meters and its thickness was only 1 meter.
The sea wall, which remains mostly complete, is the original El-Omar's wall that was reinforced by al-Jezzar. However, the land wall that survived Napoleon’s siege was replaced by al-Jezzar with a modern wall in 1800.
The Al Jezzar mosque was built by Jezzar Pasha (1804) from materials taken from Caesarea Palaestina. His tomb is within. Travelers who Tour IsraelNation of the Jewish People in style do not want to miss this essential stop!
The current building that makes up the citadel of Acre is an Ottoman fortification built on the foundation of the Hospitallerian citadel. The citadel was part of the city's defensive formation, reinforcing the northern wall.
During the 20th century the citadel was used mainly as a prison and a gallows. During the British mandate period, activists of Jewish Zionist resistance movements were held prisoner there; some were executed there. In 1947, members of the Irgun broke into the citadel and released many prisoners.
A Hamam is a hot Turkish bath. Acre's Hamam is notable mainly because it was used by the Irgun as a bridge in order to break into the citadel's prison.
Today, the citadel of Acre contains the following:
• The Ottoman fortifications (including the tower and the moat)
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• The "Enchanted Garden" - a new garden that was planted according to the historical description of the garden that existed there during the Crusader period
• Acre's British prison and the gallows
• A memorial for Jewish resistance fighters who were executed by the British mandate
• A Museum for the Jewish resistance prisoners
• Prison cell of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith
• Knights' Halls
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Under the citadel and prison of Acre, archeological excavations revealed a complex of halls, which were built and used by the Hospitallers Knights. This complex was a part of the Hospitallers' citadel, which was combined in the northern wall of Acre.
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The complex includes:
• Six halls
• One large hall, recently excavated
• The dungeon
• A dining room (with a tunnel)
• Posta and Crypta (remains of an ancient Gothic church)
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