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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Gate of Herod