Top of Masada: This structure probably was part of King Herod's Western Palace (around 30 b.c.e).
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Apse of a church built during the Byzantine era (5th century c.e.) on Masada by a small group of monks who lived there.
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Looking down from the upper cable car station at Masada as we were leaving. The Dead Sea is in the background.
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Judy and Moshe on top of Masada with the Dead Sea in the background.
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View of Masada as we were leaving it and heading north.
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Moshe at an entrance to the inside of King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.), the largest structure on Masada.
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Rectangle on the right is the trace of one of the Roman encampments surrounding Masada in the Judean Desert (1st cent. c.e.).
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Mosaic on the floor of a corridor leading to the private bath in King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.) on top of Masada.
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Masada: Cable car, upper cable car station & walking path (Snake Path) to the top. We took the cable car.
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A private bath in King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.) on top of Masada.
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