Herodian enclosure

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Herodian architecture architectural structure monumental enclosure

The Herodian enclosure is a monumental stone structure built by King Herod the Great, enclosing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and serving as one of the most significant and best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Herodian architecture 3
Herodian Temple complex 1
Herodian defensive system 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Herodian architecture ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ
monumental enclosure ⓘ
architecturalStyle Herodian ⓘ
associatedWith Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
builder Herod the Great ⓘ
constructionPeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
country State of Palestine ⓘ
currentUse enclosure for mosque and synagogue areas ⓘ
dedicatedTo Patriarchs of Israel ⓘ
surface form: Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Hebrew Bible
encloses Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave ⓘ
surface form: Cave of Machpelah

Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave ⓘ
surface form: Tomb of the Patriarchs
era Late Second Temple period ⓘ
function protective wall ⓘ
religious site enclosure ⓘ
geographicContext Hebron ⓘ
surface form: Old City of Hebron
hasFeature bossed stone faces with drafted margins ⓘ
massive height relative to surrounding buildings ⓘ
monumental stone masonry ⓘ
hasPart corner towers or strengthened corners ⓘ
gates and entrances ⓘ
massive perimeter walls ⓘ
heritageStatus among oldest surviving monumental Herodian structures ⓘ
inspiredBy Second Temple enclosure walls in Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedIn Hebron ⓘ
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave ⓘ
surface form: Tomb of the Patriarchs complex

West Bank ⓘ
materialUsed drafted-margin ashlars ⓘ
large ashlar stone blocks ⓘ
namedAfter Herod the Great ⓘ
partOf Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave ⓘ
surface form: Tomb of the Patriarchs religious complex
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
region Judea ⓘ
religiousSite yes ⓘ
religiousTradition site of burial of Abraham ⓘ
site of burial of Isaac ⓘ
site of burial of Jacob ⓘ
site of burial of Leah ⓘ
site of burial of Rebecca ⓘ
site of burial of Sarah ⓘ
shape rectangular enclosure ⓘ
significance major Jewish Christian and Islamic pilgrimage site ⓘ
one of the best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
wallTechnique precisely cut stones without mortar ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave → hasStructureAbove → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
Second Temple in Jerusalem → followedBy → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian Temple complex
Herodian street and drainage system → architecturalStyle → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian architecture
Machaerus → partOf → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian defensive system
Western Palace → architecturalStyle → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian architecture
necropolis of the Kidron Valley → architecturalStyle → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian architecture
Ehud Netzer → studied → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian fortresses
Phasael → allegiance → Herodian enclosure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herodian house