New Gate, Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) : Detail, keystone spanning the width of the inner arch
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Published/Created:
- Western end of the northern wall of the Old City; Christian Quarter, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, national district, Israel
1887-1889 - Date Depicted:
- 7/14/2010
- Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- The New Gate is the newest gate in the walls that surround the Old City. It was built in 1889 to provide direct access between the Christian Quarter and the new neighborhoods then going up outside the walls. The New Gate was built at the highest point of the present wall, at 790 meters above sea level. It was built under the administration of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who allowed the building in response to petitions by the Christians.
- Variant Titles:
- HaSha'ar HeChadash
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Islamic -- Israel -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Israel -- 19th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Ottoman
- Culture:
- Islamic: Ottoman
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-IS-J-NG-A05
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
city gates (AAT)
fortifications (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- built works; city gates; built works; fortifications
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Eight
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
7/14/2010 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4654
- OID:
- 10901442
- PID:
- digcoll:1863158