Golden Gate

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city gate historic site religious site

The Golden Gate is a historic sealed entrance in the eastern wall of Jerusalem’s Old City, overlooking the Kidron Valley and associated with Jewish, Christian, and Islamic messianic traditions.

Aliases (1)

Golden Gate (Jerusalem) ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city gate → historic site → religious site →
adjacentTo	Haram al-Sharif → Temple Mount →
architecturalStyle	Byzantine architecture →
associatedWith	Christian eschatology → Islamic eschatology → Jewish eschatology → arrival of the Messiah → messianic traditions → resurrection of the dead →
controlledBy	Islamic Waqf authorities →
country	Israel →
facesDirection	east →
feature	double-arched opening →
function	entrance to the Temple Mount →
hasAlternativeName	Bab al-Rahma → Eastern Gate → Gate of Mercy → Sha'ar HaRachamim →
hasCulturalRole	pilgrimage destination → symbol of future redemption →
hasPart	northern portal → southern portal →
hasReligiousSignificanceFor	Christians → Jews → Muslims →
heritageDesignation	part of the Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site →
linkedToText	Book of Ezekiel → Islamic hadith and traditions → New Testament passion narratives →
locatedIn	Old City of Jerusalem → eastern wall of the Temple Mount →
material	stone →
overlooks	Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives → Kidron Valley → Muslim cemetery outside the eastern wall →
partOf	eastern fortifications of the Old City → walls of Jerusalem →
periodOfConstruction	Byzantine period (likely 6th–7th century CE) →
precededBy	earlier Second Temple period gate →
religiousTradition	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
significance	one of the oldest gates of the Old City walls →
status	sealed →
usedFor	processional entry in some Christian traditions →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery →	adjacentTo
Golden Gate of the Old City →	hasEnglishName