Old
City Gates, General
The Old City Gates (Jewish Virtual Library) Brief information on
each gate with helpful links to relevant in-depth topics throughout the
text.
The Jerusalem Post Millennium Special: Keys to the Treasure Trove -
Jerusalem's Old City Gates. Article giving historical details about
each gate. Small pictures.
AJE - Jerusalem 3000 (Agency for Jewish Education) Interesting facts
about each gate with an educational emphasis. Not all the links work,
but the site is still fairly easy to navigate. Starts at Jaffa Gate;
from there you can tour around the wall in either direction.
Jerusalem within the Walls (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) A
concise summary of Old City landmarks, focusing on the eight gates.
Jerusalem: Old City Gates (Christian Travel Study Programs,
Ltd.) Contains many unique facts not frequently cited about the Old
City's Gates.
The HOPE - The Twelve Gates
of Jerusalem - artist's drawings of the gates of the city.
Jaffa
Gate
The Jaffa Gate and Tower of
David Square (The Jerusalem Mosaic) Highlights Jaffa Gate in the
Crusader Period.
Jaffa Gate (Bab
al-Khalil) and Around (Excite Travel) A real-life description of
what you would see as you enter the city through this busy gate.
Zion
Gate
Zion's Gate (A
Rabbi's Guide to the Land of Israel) A brief, but personal insight into
Zion Gate and the symbolism it holds for the Jewish people.
Golden
Gate
Visiting the Temple
Mount (by Lambert Dolphin) Contains an informative section on the
Golden Gate, explaining many of the traditions and views associated with
the blocked Eastern entrance to the Temple Mount.
Lions
Gate/St. Stephen's Gate
Live
from the Western Wall (by Yossi Ronen) Describes the role of Lions
Gate in the 6 Day War, including the entrance of the paratroopers into
the Old City through the gate.
Close Encounters: Jesus' Final Journey
(Jerusalem Post) The Lions Gate, as the entrance to the Via
Dolorosa, has come to be associated with the traditional path of Jesus'
final journey, described in this article.
Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate (The
Jerusalem Mosaic) Spotlight on Damascus Gate in the Roman-Byzantine
period.
The Wall and the Damascus Gate
(The Jerusalem Mosaic) The building of the current wall and gates in the
Ottoman Period. |
