Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem

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city wall fortification historic structure

The Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem is the historic fortification line facing the Mount of Olives, notable for enclosing the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif and containing several ancient gates and archaeological remains.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem canonical	1
Eastern retaining wall of the Temple Mount	1
Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city wall ⓘ fortification ⓘ historic structure ⓘ
adjacentTo	Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern retaining wall of the Temple Mount Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount platform
approximateOrientation	north–south ⓘ
borders	Kidron Valley ⓘ
constructionMaterial	stone ⓘ
culturalSignificance	sacred to Christianity ⓘ sacred to Islam ⓘ sacred to Judaism ⓘ
encloses	Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Haram al-Sharif Temple Mount ⓘ
faces	Mount of Olives ⓘ
formsBoundaryWith	Muslim Quarter ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount enclosure
function	boundary of the Old City ⓘ defensive fortification ⓘ
hasPart	Dung Gate vicinity (southern end interface) ⓘ Golden Gate ⓘ Herodian-period masonry sections ⓘ Lions' Gate ⓘ surface form: Lions Gate Ottoman-period masonry sections ⓘ St. Stephen's Gate ⓘ surface form: St. Stephen’s Gate ancient blocked gate openings ⓘ archaeological remains ⓘ medieval masonry sections ⓘ
hasViewOf	Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ Church of Mary Magdalene, Gethsemane, Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Church of Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives Dome of the Rock ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Byzantine period ⓘ Crusader period ⓘ Early Islamic period ⓘ Herodian expansion of the Temple Mount ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ surface form: Mamluk period Ottoman period ⓘ Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem District ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
overlooks	Mount of Olives Jewish cemetery ⓘ surface form: Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives Kidron Valley ⓘ surface form: Kidron Valley slopes
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
rebuiltBy	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
rebuiltDuring	Ottoman period ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ surface form: World Heritage in Danger

Referenced by (3)

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

Golden Gate of the Old City → locatedIn → Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem → adjacentTo → Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern retaining wall of the Temple Mount

Bab al-Asbat → category → Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem