| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Jerusalem, Jerusalem (national district), Israel | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 1537-1541 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Islamic) | en_US |
| dc.date | 1537-1541 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-24T15:07:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-12-24T15:07:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1537-1541 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 243609 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2899 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/152226 | |
| dc.description | Detail, left corner tower with machicolation; Damascus Gate is the main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side where the highway leads out to Nablus, and from there, in times past, to the capital of Syria, Damascus; as such, its modern English name is Damascus Gate. Süleyman I rebuilt the walls (1537-1541) and many of the gates. Underneath, remains of a gate dating to the time of the Roman rule of Hadrian in the 2nd century CE have been discovered and excavated. The Roman lintel is still visible with the inscription Aelia Capitolina. Damascus Gate is flanked by two towers, each equipped with machicolations. It is located at the edge of the Arab bazaar and marketplace. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/3/2013) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | sandstone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | military or war | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ottoman Empire and its heritage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Roman Empire | en_US |
| dc.subject | Suleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 5-1566 | en_US |
| dc.subject | battlements | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ottoman (style) | en_US |
| dc.title | Damascus Gate, Jerusalem | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Sha'ar Shkhem | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Nablus Gate | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Bab al-Amud | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-IS-J-DG-A04 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Islamic | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | city gate | en_US |
| vra.worktype | fortification | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | unknown (Islamic) | en_US |
