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Residential building from Byzantine Period

 
 
Residential building from Byzantine Period Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
1. Residential building from Byzantine Period Marker
Inscription. A residential building from the Byzantine period (6th - 7th centuries CE), preserved beneath the Umayyad Palace. Surviving parts are courtyards, rock-cut cavities and (partly reconstructed) residential rooms with plastered walls and mosaic floors.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 31° 46.533′ N, 35° 14.134′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in Old City. It can be reached from Derekh Ha'ophel Street. Touch for map. 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 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: A Medieval Structure (a few steps from this marker); "The path back...may be deemed clean" (a few steps from this marker); Remains of the east wall of the Umayyad Palace (a few steps from this marker); "Purity has spread in Israel" (a few steps from this marker); "Happy are the inhabitants of this house" (a few steps from this marker); The Ophel Mikveh Trail (a few steps from this marker); Religious Rules of Ritual Purification Baths (within shouting distance of this marker); Household Vessels - purity and impurity (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.
 
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Residential building from Byzantine Period Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
2. Residential building from Byzantine Period Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 30, 2026