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The Damascus Gate, one of the eight gates in the wall that surrounds the Old City of Jerusalem, is called Bab al-Amud - Gate of the Pillar - in Arabic, and Sha'ar Shechem - Nablus Gate - in Hebrew. The wall was built in the 16th century by the Ottoman ruler, Suleiman the Magnificant.
Originally, there were seven gates. The "New Gate" was added in the 19th century. The Damascus Gate is the largest and most imposing of these gates. Today, you can still see the slits for firing at attackers, the thick doors and an opening for pouring boiling oil on the enemy below.
The plaza and steps leading down to the gate are always teeming with people - although less so today, because of the sharp drop in tourism. It is the main link to Arab East Jerusalem outside the walls.
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Buy one of the fresh bread rings sold from carts outside the gate. The vendor will give you a little mound of za'atar - a greenish dried spice mixture of ground hyssop, salt and sesame seeds - wrapped in a little piece of newspaper. Pull off chunks of bread and dunk it into this spice.
At home, you can mix this spice with olive oil and use it as a spread. You can also sprinkle it on an omelet or use it as a garnish for cream cheese. Leave a Comment
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 Jaffa Gate by mafi_moyaLeave a Comment
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The busiest of all the gates, which has become something of an impromptu market directly outside. Its huge and built in the 13th century in its present form and formed the main entrance to the city of Jerusalem.
You can visit the excavations of the older Roman original as well as clamber up to the top of the structure. It is now fairly heavily patrolled by the IDF. The soldiers try to be discrete about their whereabouts - not an easy job... Leave a Comment
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This gate is the starting point for walks in the old city. Every morning in front of it you will find small traders selling vegetables and fruit.
The Gate itself is quite impressive. It is built over the remains of the Roman Gate. As you cross the Gate you will see the excavation area with parts of the original Roman one. Leave a Comment
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 The Golden Gate by Goner
To take pictures of the gate you must be outside the wall of the old city. Leave a Comment
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 Damascus Gate by angelis
The first option takes you into a small square which also doubles as a taxi rank. Directly ahead is the narrow market cobbled street that leads through the heart of the city.
Damascus Gate is the main entrance to the Arab Quarter of Jerusalem. Walk down the wide steps, through the busy gateway to find yourself at the opposite end of the market street and the area where some of the cheapest hostels are to be found.
The best way to explore the Old City is simply to lose yourself in its deceptive streets. I loved to wander here, sometimes I was lost, other times I just tried to be. As long as you dress conservatively there is no reason to be worried. Leave a Comment
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 Golden Gate by WorldMeet2008
The Golden Gate was walled up by the Arabs in the year 810. It has remained closed now for nearly 12 centuries.
The Golden Gate has long interested many Muslims, most Jews and Christians as the place of the Last Judgment. Historically, judgments were rendered in the gates of the city (Gen. 19:1, 23:10, for instance). Since the Messiah was to come from the East (Matthew 24:27), it was concluded that his judgment would be at the eastern gate. This is one reason for the many Muslim, Christian, and Jewish graves on the Eastern slopes of the Temple Mount, in the Kidron Valley, and on the Western slopes of the Mount of Olives
Some Muslims place Allah's final judgment at this location also. Jews link the Messiah's arrival with this gate and Christians have for centuries associated the Golden Gate with Palm Sunday and also with the Second Advent (Luke 19:35-38).
Muslims compare the final judgment of mankind to the crossing of a narrow knife blade which stretches from a mountain (the Mount of Olives is often mentioned in Arab legend) to the "gate of heaven." This knife-edged bridge evidently spans the Kidron Valley - as did an ancient stone bridge in Roman times.
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 The New City by GonerLeave a Comment
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St Stephens- or Sheep-Gate,known in Hebrew as the Lion's Gate. Legend has it, that the lions engraved on both sides of the gate were placed there by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, because he had dreamed that he would be devoured by lions unless he built a wall around the Holy City for the defence of the citizens.It was built in the years 1538 and 1539
Lions Gate is one of the seven gates of the old city wall of Jerusalem;located in the east wall, the entrance marks the beginning of the traditional Christian observance of the last walk of Jesus from prison to execution, the Via Dolorosa. Near the gate’s crest are four figures of lions, two on the left and two on the right. Leave a Comment Address: Northeastern Old City WallDirections: The Muslim Quarter is the largest of the Old Citie's quarters, situated in the northeastern corner of the Old City, extending from the Lions' Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus Gate in the west.Website: http://tinyurl.com/3mnuz8
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