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

Buildings along the fortification line

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

1. Buildings along the fortification line Marker

Inscription. Buildings along the fortification line from the First Temple period (tenth-sixth centuries BCE): gate house (1), royal structure (2), section of the Small Tower (3), straight wall (4), below the road: the Large Tower (5).
Right Two vaulted rooms dating to the Second Temple period (first century CE), preserved to a height of two stories.
Opposite-A section of the city wall from the Byzantine period and two of its towers. The wall was constructed at the initiative of the empress Eudocia in the fifth century CE.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Forts and Castles.

Location. 31° 46.52′ N, 35° 14.17′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. 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: Rules for Immersion (here, next to this marker); "Neverless the fountain or a cistern wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean" (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock-hewn cistern with hydraulic plaster (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stepped Mikveh (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hulda Gates (within

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shouting distance of this marker); An open public space was created on the Ophel ascent (within shouting distance of this marker); Household Vessels - purity and impurity (within shouting distance of this marker); Religious Rules of Ritual Purification Baths (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

2. Buildings along the fortification line Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

3. Buildings along the fortification line Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023

4. Buildings along the fortification line Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.