The Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

The Lower Aqueduct

אמת מים תחתונה

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. The Lower Aqueduct Marker

Inscription. You are facing the remains of a lower aqueduct originally built in the Hasmonean period. During the second temple period the need to bring water to Jerusalem increased. This serpentine aqueduct was 21 km (13.5 miles) long; it began, at Solomon's pools', south of Bethlehem, and wound through carved tunnels, eventually arriving at the temple mount. The aqueduct remained in use intermittently for 2000 years.

Behind you, are the remains of a ceramic pipe, inserted into the lower aqueduct at a later time, during the Ottoman period.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Location. 31° 46.54′ N, 35° 14.008′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in The Jewish Quarter. It can be reached from HaTamid Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: HaTamid St 6, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the

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Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hayei Olam (Eternal Life) Yeshiva (a few steps from this marker); Porat Yosef Yeshiva (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary's Hospice of the German Knights (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Western Wall a remnant of the Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crusader Market (within shouting distance of this marker); A Ritual Bath (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Burnt House - Katros House (about 90 meters away); "and you shall see and your heart shall rejoice and their bones like grass shall..." (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

2. The Lower Aqueduct Marker

Looking into the ceramic pipe mentioned in the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

3. Looking into the ceramic pipe mentioned in the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.