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Katros House - The Burnt House
Address13 Tif'eret Israel St., Jerusalem
Phone972-02-6287211
Fax972-02-6287212
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Parking: Nearby parking lot
Disabled access: Convenient access
Animals: Prohibited
Banquet halls : Bathrooms
House that used to belong to the Katros family, a priestly family mentioned in the Talmud, and which was burnt when Jerusalem was captured by the Romans. A set of rooms belonging to the basement of a house from the end of the Second Temple period was uncovered beneath the street. There is also a display of remnants of furniture, earthenware vessels and coins found on the site.