Jerusalem. View of the barrack of the Haram es-Sherif, Temple Mount.

9/6/20
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PLATE XIV. View of the barrack of the Haram es-Sherif.

PLATE XIV.

VIEW OF THE BARRACK OF THE HARAM ES-SHERIF.

  1. Barrack of the Haram es-Sherif
  2. Northern corner of the Tower Antonia, according to Pierotti.
  3. Houses of the time of Saladin.
  4. Entrance to the Haram es-Sherif
  5. Mosque of the Little Sakharah.
  6. Bevelled rock.

Source: Jerusalem Explored. Being a description of the ancient and modern city, with numerous illustrations consisting of views, ground plans, and sections by Ermete Pierotti; translated by Thomas George Bonney (Fellow of St Johns College, Cambridge). London: Bell and Daldy; Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co. 1864.

More of Ermete Pierotti
Illustration, damasks, ornament

Continuing

View of the arch of the Ecce-Homo, with the smaller arch to the north.
Jerusalem. The towers Phasaelus and Mariamne. Citadel Gate.
View of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, by Ermete Pierotti.
Jerusalem. Ancient Jewish work in the north-east of the Haram Wall.
The ancient Jerusalem. Geographical and historical. The Holy Land.
The Holy Land. Jerusalem from the road leading to Bethany.
Historical views of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.
Jerusalem from the South. The city’s various conquests.
View of the Damascus Gate, leading into Jerusalem.
The Church of the Purification at Jerusalem. The Holy Land 1839.
The Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Plans and sections.
Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Bethlehem. Historical views and description of its sites.
The Tomb of St. James in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Entrance to the tombs of the kings, Jerusalem. Plan and sections.
The Holy Land. Hebron one of the oldest cities in the world.
The Greek Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.
Convent of Mar Saba. The Holy Laura of Saint Sabbas. Palestine.
Remains of ancient masonry, called the Ruins of the Tower Antonia.
The Tomb of the Virgin Mary. The Cave of the Agony. Plans, sections.
The Cenacle and the Tomb of David of Mount Sion at Jerusalem.
Hebron. The Cave of Machpelah. Oriental and Sacred Scences.
The Golden Gate of the temple shewing part of the ancient walls.
Bethany. The Sepulchre of Lazarus at Palestine.
The Pool of Bethesda, or Probatic Pool at Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre.
The Mosque of Omar, on the Ancient Site of the Temple at Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. Entrance to Hospital of the Knights of St. John
The Pool of Bethesda, or Probatic Pool at Jerusalem.
The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, by David Roberts.
Ancient citadel of the Jebusites. Jerusalem Explored.

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