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.

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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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Kidron Valley nearbyLandmark Golden Gate of the Old City