One of the original gates of the Ottoman wall, but was of much lesser importance than Jaffa Gate and served as a quite secondary point of departure from the city, mainly for those going to the cemeteries and religious structures on Mount Zion.
The Zion Gate was badly damaged in 1949 when the Palmach blasted their way through here to reach the besieged Jewish community in the Old City.
The gate was partially repaired after the Six Day War.
Some of the scars of battle have been deliberately exposed to record the history of the city.
