Jerusalem. Ancient Jewish work in the north-east of the Haram Wall.

9/2/20
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PLATE XVII. Ancient Jewish work in the north-east of the Haram Wall, near S. Mary’s Gate. Jerusalem.

PLATE XVII.

ANCIENT JEWISH WORK IN THE NORTH-EAST OF THE HARAM WALL, NEAR S. MARY’S GATE.

  1. Ancient Saracenic Monument.
  2. Ancient Jewish Stone in the North-east corner of Haram es-Sherif
  3. The largest stones of the Herodian period.
  4. Stones of the period of Solomon.
  5. Restoration of the Wall.
  6. Recent Restoration of the Wall by the natives.
  7. Arab Wall of the time of Solomon.
  8. Modern Mohammedan Tombs.
  9. Eastern Slope of the Mount Moriah.

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.

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The Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Plans and sections.
Plans and sections of the Royal Caverns, and of the Grotto of Jeremiah.
Jerusalem. The towers Phasaelus and Mariamne. Citadel Gate.
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.
View of the Church of S. Anne in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. Plan of the Church of the Resurrection and the Holy Sepulchre.
Jerusalem. Entrance to Hospital of the Knights of St. John
The Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem.