Zion Gate, Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) : Detail, machicolation (wall pocked with bullet holes from 1948)
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Published/Created:
- Southwest wall of the Old City, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, national district, Israel
1540
2008 (restoration) - Date Depicted:
- 7/14/2010
- Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Also known in Arabic as Bab Harat al-Yahud ("Jewish Quarter Gate"), or Bab an-Nabi Dawud ("Prophet David Gate"), is one of eight gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. It lies near the western corner of the south wall and leads into the Armenian Quarter (and also the west tip of the Jewish Quarter). Süleyman I rebuilt the walls (1537-1541) and many of the gates. This gate was rebuilt in 1540 (947 AH) A stone plate in the gate praises the builder, Sultan Süleyman Iben Salim.
- Variant Titles:
- Shaar Zion
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Islamic -- Israel -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Israel -- 16th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Israel -- 21st century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Ottoman
- Culture:
- Islamic: Ottoman
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-IS-J-ZG-A06
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
city gates (AAT)
fortifications (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- built works; city gates; built works; fortifications
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Eight
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
7/14/2010 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4654
- OID:
- 10901465
- PID:
- digcoll:1796412