Herod's Gate

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Herod's Gate is one of the historic entrances in the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, providing access to the Muslim Quarter and serving as a significant religious and cultural landmark.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gate of Herod 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
tourist attraction
builtDuringReignOf Suleiman the Magnificent NERFINISHED
culturalSignificanceFor Jewish Israelis
surface form: Israelis

Palestinian
surface form: Palestinians
currentStructureBuiltBy Ottoman Empire
currentStructureCompletedInCentury 16th century
faces northeast
givesAccessTo Muslim Quarter
hasAlternativeName Bab az-Zahra
surface form: Bab az-Zahira

Bab az-Zahra
Flowers Gate
Herod's Gate
surface form: Gate of Herod
hasArchitecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
hasFeature arched opening
bent entrance
defensive design
inscriptions
hasHeritageStatus protected historic site
hasMaterial stone
isAccessPointTo local markets
residential areas of Muslim Quarter
isManagedBy Jerusalem Municipality
surface form: Jerusalem municipal authorities
isOn northern approach road to Old City
isOpenTo public
isSignificantFor religious tourism in Jerusalem
urban heritage of Jerusalem
isSubjectOf historical studies
religious traditions
tourist guides
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
locatedOnSideOfOldCity northern wall
near Damascus Gate
Garden Tomb
Lions' Gate
surface form: Lion's Gate

Mount of Olives
partOf Old City walls
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
surface form: Walls of Jerusalem
religiousSignificanceFor Christianity
surface form: Christians

Muslims
usedFor local commerce access
pedestrian access
pilgrimage access

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herod's Gate hasAlternativeName Herod's Gate
this entity surface form: Gate of Herod
Muslim Quarter hasGateAccess Herod's Gate
Muslim Quarter hasLandmark Herod's Gate