The Zion Gate - Connects the Armenian Quarter with Mount Zion. It was opened in 1887 to give passage to the Christian Quarter.Ĩ. The New Gate - Is the only gate not built by Suleiman. It is also known as Saint Stephen's Gate, according to tradition he was martyred nearby.ħ. The Lions Gate - Is named after a pair of lions who guard it. The Jaffe Gate - This was the starting point of the road to Jaffe.Ħ.
Decorated with a rose-like design, it is called in Hebrew "The Gate of Flowers". Herod's Gate - Is named for a mistaken identification of a church nearby as the home of Herod Antipas. This is the gate that the Messiah will enter into Jerusalem in the future.Ĥ. The Gate was sealed many years ago by the Turks. The Golden Gate - On the east side of the Temple Mount. It is low and narrow, and much of the city's refuse is taken to the Kidron Valley by an ancient sewer which runs beneath this gate.ģ. The Dung Gate - Is the nearest gate to the Western Wall. The road to Damascus used to start here.Ģ. It was built by Suleiman the Great in 1537.
The Damascus Gate - This gate is the most ornate, and considered the most beautiful. There are eight gates in the old city walls today.ġ.
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