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The Templar Tunnel: Crusader Secrets Beneath Jerusalem

8 min•17 juni 2026

Beneath Jerusalem's chaotic streets lies a secret passage: the Templar Tunnel, a 350-meter underground corridor carved by Crusader knights in the 12th century. In this episode, Lucas and Luna descend into the darkness to explore why the Knights Templar built this tunnel, how it connected the former Temple Mount to the city's main thoroughfare, and what it reveals about Crusader Jerusalem's military, political, and sacred geography. They trace the tunnel's rediscovery in the 1980s by Israeli archaeologist Dan Bahat, the controversy over its excavation beneath the Muslim Quarter, and its transformation into a tourist site that still sparks tensions. Along the way, they examine the Templars' unique role as warrior-monks, their headquarters on the Haram al-Sharif, and the tunnel's strategic purpose during the 1244 Khwarezmian sack. The conversation also touches on the tunnel's modern name—the 'Kotel Tunnels' extension—and the ongoing debate over whether it was purely functional or had ritual significance. A vivid, subterranean journey into one of Jerusalem's most layered secrets.

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