Broad Wall (Jerusalem)
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Broad Wall (Jerusalem) is a massive 8th-century BCE defensive wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, significant for demonstrating the city’s expansion and fortification during the First Temple period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| broad wall of Jerusalem | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Temple period structure
ⓘ
ancient defensive wall ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | visible from street level in the Jewish Quarter ⓘ |
| archaeologicalAge | Iron Age II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Assyrian campaign of Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Hezekiah, king of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtToProtect |
population of Jerusalem during Assyrian threat
ⓘ
western expansion of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | late 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially preserved remains ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | rubble-filled stone wall ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | open-air archaeological display ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Nahman Avigad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| estimatedOriginalLength | over 200 meters ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
growth of Jerusalem’s population in the 8th century BCE
ⓘ
westward urban expansion beyond the City of David ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | Nahman Avigad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
city boundary
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| heightPreserved | up to about 3.3 meters ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod | First Temple period ⓘ |
| inception | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | none preserved on the wall itself ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Israel Antiquities Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | archaeological literature on Jerusalem’s Iron Age fortifications ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Cardo of the Old City of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurva Synagogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south in its exposed section ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| purpose |
city fortification
ⓘ
defense ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrates that the city extended westward beyond the earlier narrow ridge
ⓘ
evidence of expansion of Jerusalem in the First Temple period ⓘ |
| thickness | approximately 7 meters ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| urbanContext | integrated into modern buildings of the Jewish Quarter ⓘ |
| visibleSectionLength | approximately 65 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
broad wall of Jerusalem