Citadel and Armenian Quarter

View of the Citadel (on the left) and the Armenian Quarters buildings after sunset. Immediately after the Citadel to the left is the Jaffa Gate.
Herod the Great, in order to further strengthen his personal power (he had a luxurious palace nearby), rebuilt the Citadel in the form of a closed fortification with three huge towers with the names 'Phasail', 'Miriam' and 'Hippicus' after the name of Herod's brother, who committed suicide; Herods wife killed by Herod out of jealousy and hes best friend-comrade.