Zion Gate, Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) : Lintel, arch and inscription above gate

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-A03

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:

10901462

PID:

digcoll:1810258