Golden Gate of the Old City
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The Golden Gate of the Old City is a sealed historic gate in Jerusalem’s eastern wall, overlooking the Kidron Valley and revered in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions for its messianic and eschatological significance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Haram al-Sharif
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bab al-Rahma
ⓘ
Gate of Mercy ⓘ Golden Gate ⓘ Sha'ar HaRachamim ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine-influenced architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian belief in Christ’s return
ⓘ
Islamic belief in the Day of Judgment ⓘ Jewish belief in the coming of the Messiah ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
symbol of redemption ⓘ |
| currentCondition | closed to passage ⓘ |
| disputedStatus | politically sensitive site ⓘ |
| faces | Mount of Olives ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Bab al-Rahma ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Golden Gate ⓘ |
| hasFeature | double-arched entrance ⓘ |
| hasFunction | former entrance to Temple Mount area ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | Sha'ar HaRachamim ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance |
eschatological beliefs
ⓘ
messianic expectations ⓘ |
| hasStatus | sealed gate ⓘ |
| heritageContext | historic Jerusalem city walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
necropolis of the Kidron Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives
Muslim Cemetery along the eastern wall ⓘ |
| numberOfOpenings | 2 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine mercy
ⓘ
future salvation ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Kidron Valley
ⓘ
Mount of Olives ⓘ |
| wall |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern wall of the Temple Mount
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.