<P> Directly behind the gate lies the entrance to the Western Wall Plaza . Dung Gate is a main passage for vehicles coming out of the Old City and for buses headed to the Western Wall . </P> <P> The 16th - century gate was much smaller, but was enlarged in 1952, after the Old City came under Jordanian control in 1948 . After its capture by Israel in 1967, architect Shlomo Aronson was commissioned to renovate it . </P> <P> The name Sha'ar Ha'ashpot appears in the Book of Nehemiah 2: 13 - 14 . It is probably named after the residue that was taken from the Jewish Temple into the Valley of Hinnom, where it was burned . This ancient "Dung Gate" may not have been in the same location as the 16th - century gate, which only received this name in the 19th century . </P> <P> The name Moroccan Gate (Bab al - Magharibeh) refers to the Moroccan Quarter, which was situated inside the gate until 1967 . </P>

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