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| '''Herod's Gate''' is a gate in the walls of the ]. It's height is 755 meters above the sea level. It adjoins the ], and is only a short distance to the east of the ]. In proximity to gate and on the way which leads out of it to the outside area of the walls is situated an Arab neighborhood which is called Bab-A-Zahar, which is the same name as the Arab name for the gate. | |||
| '''Herod's Gate''' is a gate in the walls of the ]. | |||
| The modest gate is from the newest gates of Jerusalem. Originally, at the time when ] built the wall a small ] was situated in fron of the current gate which was rarely opened. By ], in order to enable a passageway to the neighborhoods which began to develop north of the old city, the ottomans broke down the a breach in the northern part of the structure and clogged the original opening. | |||
| It adjoins the ], and is only a short distance to the east of the ]. | |||
| The gate is named after ]. The reason for that is because in the period of the ] a church was situated in proximity to the gate. That church was established due to the belief that in that place, at the time of the ] ]'s house was situated next to it. Instead of it stands today the church of ]. | |||
| In ] and later in several other excavation seasons (the latest happening in 2004), archaeologists of the ] dug in the eastern area of the Herod's Gate. The digging was focused in three separate areas which are adjecnt to the wall and in them nine archeological layers were discovered – which begin from the ] and up until the Turkish period. Among the most significant discoveries were: Structors from the period of the second temple, a complete segment of the Bizantic-Roman wall and remnants of massive construction underneath the wall. These remnants were identified as a ]s remnants from the ancient Muslim period and from the Middle ages. Those discoveries point out the importance which the rulers of the city gave to the fortification of one of the most sensitive places – the northern wall of Jerusalem as the facts point out that circa ] the the crusader soldiers in the command of ] entered the city through a breach which was located in proximity to the nowadays Herod's Gate. | |||
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Herod's Gate is a gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. It's height is 755 meters above the sea level. It adjoins the Muslim Quarter, and is only a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. In proximity to gate and on the way which leads out of it to the outside area of the walls is situated an Arab neighborhood which is called Bab-A-Zahar, which is the same name as the Arab name for the gate.
The modest gate is from the newest gates of Jerusalem. Originally, at the time when Suleiman the Magnificent built the wall a small Wicket gate was situated in fron of the current gate which was rarely opened. By 1875, in order to enable a passageway to the neighborhoods which began to develop north of the old city, the ottomans broke down the a breach in the northern part of the structure and clogged the original opening.
The gate is named after Herod the Great. The reason for that is because in the period of the crusaders a church was situated in proximity to the gate. That church was established due to the belief that in that place, at the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus Herod Antipas's house was situated next to it. Instead of it stands today the church of Dir Al Ads.
In 1998 and later in several other excavation seasons (the latest happening in 2004), archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority dug in the eastern area of the Herod's Gate. The digging was focused in three separate areas which are adjecnt to the wall and in them nine archeological layers were discovered – which begin from the Iron age and up until the Turkish period. Among the most significant discoveries were: Structors from the period of the second temple, a complete segment of the Bizantic-Roman wall and remnants of massive construction underneath the wall. These remnants were identified as a fortifications remnants from the ancient Muslim period and from the Middle ages. Those discoveries point out the importance which the rulers of the city gave to the fortification of one of the most sensitive places – the northern wall of Jerusalem as the facts point out that circa 1099 the the crusader soldiers in the command of Godfrey of Bouillon entered the city through a breach which was located in proximity to the nowadays Herod's Gate.
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