Damascus Gate, Jerusalem (208. Atlit. Syrie Chapelle. [sic]) 1844 Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey The Damascus Gate, built in the 1530s by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Great, is one of the principal entrances to the old city of Jerusalem. Girault’s close-up view focuses on the crenellated lookout chamber above the gate, which was badly damaged in 1967 during the Six-Day War. It was rebuilt and restored, complete with its arrow slit, in Damascus Gate, Jerusalem (208. Atlit. Syrie Chapelle. [sic]). Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). 1844. Daguerreotype. Photog
Damascus Gate, Jerusalem (208. Atlit. Syrie Chapelle. [sic]) 1844 Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey The Damascus Gate, built in the 1530s by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Great, is one of the principal entrances to the old city of Jerusalem. Girault’s close-up view focuses on the crenellated lookout chamber above the gate, which was badly damaged in 1967 during the Six-Day War. It was rebuilt and restored, complete with its arrow slit, in Damascus Gate, Jerusalem (208. Atlit. Syrie Chapelle. [sic]). Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). 1844. Daguerreotype. Photographs
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