The Stepped Street, or Pilgrimage Road, in Jerusalem. Now underground, it was built during the rule of Pontius Pilate, connecting the Pool of Siloam to the summit of the Temple Mount. Photo: Courtesy of City of David website.
Poem: The Jerusalem road
'They reached the crest at last and saw...'
by John Lampen
22nd May 2026
They reached the crest at last and saw
the wall and towers of the fabled city
gilt by the setting sun.
