New Gate, Jerusalem
unknown (Islamic)
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Alternative Titles
HaSha'ar HeChadash
Bab es Sultan Abd ul Hamid
Date
1887-1889Description
Detail, keystone spanning the width of the inner arch; The New Gate is the newest gate in the walls that surround the Old City. It was built in 1889 to provide direct access between the Christian Quarter and the new neighborhoods then going up outside the walls. The New Gate was built at the highest point of the present wall, at 790 meters above sea level. It was built under the administration of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who allowed the building in response to petitions by the Christians. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/3/2013)
Type of Work
city gate; fortificationSubject
architecture, cityscape, City planning, Ottoman Empire and its heritage, Ottoman (style)
Rights
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