>> nobody knows. >> is there any evidence of this -- >> no evidence. no evidence at all. only many stories around. >> reporter: if only these walls could speak. they do, however, appear almost to weep. and their tears are said to tell a powerful story about the destruction of jerusalem. >> the name of this corner is tzedakiah's tears. >> tears of the king. >> the tears of the king. tzedakiah was the last king of judea. >> tears for the destruction of the temple. >> the nation. this was the end of the first temple period. >> do we think that these tears, this mineral spring, has been running since then? >> well, i think it's running since many, many years. for sure it's more than 2,000 years old. >> and it's really interesting because look, there are people here, there are people all over the place. it's still a living, breathing place. >> reporter: which allows the people who visit to connect with their spiritual heritage.