New Gate
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New Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, providing access to the Christian Quarter and reflecting late Ottoman-era modifications to the ancient fortifications.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| accessDirection | northwestern side of the Old City walls ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| constructionType | stone gate ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Christian heritage in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| function |
entrance to Old City
ⓘ
pedestrian access ⓘ |
| givesAccessTo | Christian Quarter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched passageway
ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | Bab al-Jadid ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | New Gate self-link ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew | Sha'ar HeHadash ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem walls
|
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman era ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| locatedNear |
Christian Quarter streets
ⓘ
Christian institutions in the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf |
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem city fortifications
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Walls of Jerusalem
|
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
example of late Ottoman modifications to Jerusalem’s fortifications
ⓘ
historic entrance to Christian Quarter ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access for local residents
ⓘ
access for pilgrims ⓘ tourist access ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.