. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . the Jaffa Gate, and thence duesouth along the brow of the Valley of Hinnom. The citadel islocated along this wall, immediately south of the Jaffa Gate. Thesouthern wall passes across the level summit of Zion in an east-erly direction, and then in an irregular manner, with frequentprojections, in a generally northeast direction to the point whereit joins the southern wall of the Haram. The walls are sur-mounted by battlements crowning a breast-work with loopholes,and at a number of promine
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . the Jaffa Gate, and thence duesouth along the brow of the Valley of Hinnom. The citadel islocated along this wall, immediately south of the Jaffa Gate. Thesouthern wall passes across the level summit of Zion in an east-erly direction, and then in an irregular manner, with frequentprojections, in a generally northeast direction to the point whereit joins the southern wall of the Haram. The walls are sur-mounted by battlements crowning a breast-work with loopholes,and at a number of prominent points stately towers rise to aconsiderable height above the walls. The modern city does not cover as much ground as ancientJerusalem. A large part of Zion is excluded by the present wall,and on the north and west are extensive areas which formed apart of the ancient city. But the modern walls, circumscribed asthey are, enclose a space which is not all occupied by the build-ings of the city. There seems to be an abundance of spare roomin Jerusalem. Besides the large open space, partly covered with. 24 (369) 3JO AROUND THE WORLD. rubbish, which extends from the Zion Gate to the Haram wall,there are a number of large gardens which occupy considerableroom. Jerusalem is better built and more regularly laid off than mostEastern cities. The prevailing color is a reddish gray, and thehouses are built of stone. As in all Oriental cities, they presenta monotonous appearance. No Eastern city has names for its streets, and the names bywhich the Franks call the thoroughfares of Jerusalem have no of-ficial existence, and are scarcely known to the native have been given by strangers from beyond the sea, and areto be found principally in European maps and in the writings oftravellers. Two principal streets may be taken as the key to thewhole network of thoroughfares. One of these extends directlyacross the city from the Jaffa Gate to the principal entrance tothe Haram. Mr.
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