Tomb of Zechariah
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The Tomb of Zechariah is an ancient, monolithic stone monument and traditional burial site in Jerusalem’s Kidron Valley, notable for its striking rock-cut architecture and religious significance in Jewish and Christian traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomb of Zechariah canonical | 5 |
| Tomb of the Hasmoneans | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy site
ⓘ
Jewish holy site ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | no internal burial chamber accessible ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
Tomb of Benei Hezir ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hellenistic architecture
ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Christian pilgrimage sites
ⓘ
Jewish pilgrimage sites ⓘ Second Temple period sites in Jerusalem ⓘ Tombs in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| constructionType |
monolithic monument
ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfConstruction |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
early 1st century CE ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
funerary monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ionic columns
ⓘ
decorated entablature ⓘ monolithic block base ⓘ pyramid-shaped roof ⓘ rock-cut façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptions | no known ancient inscription identifying the buried person ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem Governorate ⓘ Kidron Valley ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
monolithic rock ⓘ |
| near |
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | necropolis of the Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| period |
Second Temple Judaism
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple period
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
ⓘ
Zechariah ⓘ
surface form:
biblical priest Zechariah
|
| UNESCOSiteId | 148 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian devotional visits
ⓘ
Jewish prayer gatherings ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Mount of Olives ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tomb of the Hasmoneans