At Sultan's Pool has no water this long, no pool, just a large open space in the valley of Hinnom, to the West of mount Zion. For hundreds of years there was a reservoir – not a place for swimming, and one of the most important elements of the water system of Jerusalem. Now, there are concerts in the open air.

Playground, which lies in the valley, is quite large: its length is 170 meters, width 67, depth is more than 10. Former pool has an oval elongated shape, and for good reason – probably at the time of the Second Temple there was a racetrack. Josephus wrote about a large amphitheater, which Herod the Great built on the plain. Apparently, even then, the amphitheater was surrounded by aqueducts: Herod built a system of aqueducts and pools, which supplied water to the city and the Temple. The water pipeline with a total length of 23 kilometers had elevation changes of up to 32 meters and brought water to the Temple at an altitude of 735 metres.

The exact date of the appearance here of the reservoir is unknown, but it already existed in the Byzantine era. The crusaders called it "Hermanus". In the fourteenth century Mamluk Sultan of Barkuk restored the dam on the Southeast side, and in the XV century by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent has completed the modernization of the reservoir. In honor of these rulers place and is called the Sultan's Pool.

The space looks austere and fascinating: sand, stones, surrounded by ancient walls, some green. On the Western slope is located Mishkenot-Sha'ananim, the first neighborhood in Jerusalem built outside the Old city walls (it happened in 1860 by the British financier Moses Montefiore). From all sides Sultan Basin you can see parts of the aqueduct. Most likely, they will become exhibits of the Museum to be built in the area.

On the South side, on the Hebron road, where the former passes over the dam, the valley of Hinnom), is an interesting architectural and historical monument – sabil construction of the XVI century. Such sebili (public drinking fountains) were built in Jerusalem under Suleiman the Great, which confirms the inscription on the fountain reads: the great Sultan Suleiman ordered to build this place for drinking. Except sebile on the Hebron road, the town has preserved some more.

Scaffolding and construction on the territory of the Sultan Basin should not be surprising – it's a piece of equipment used for cultural events. Here, almost under the walls of the Old town, pass the cinema and Opera festivals, shows, concerts. On this unique site was made by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen. If tourists are lucky to be here for the concert, he will appreciate how unusual is perceived music under the open sky, in the ancient land, where everything breathes history.