<P> The Western Wall , Wailing Wall , or Kotel , known in Islam as the Buraq Wall , is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem . It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall , known also in its entirety as the `` Western Wall '' . The wall was originally erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple begun by Herod the Great , which resulted in the encasement of the natural , steep hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount , in a large rectangular structure topped by a huge flat platform , thus creating more space for the Temple itself and its auxiliary buildings . For Muslims , it is the site where the Islamic Prophet Muhammad tied his steed , al - Buraq , on his night journey to Jerusalem before ascending to paradise , and constitutes the Western border of al - Haram al - Sharif . </P>
what is the name of the wall in jerusalem
The Western Wall Western Wall Kotel the Buraq Wall