Israel Jerusalem Cardo maximus
Cardo, or Cardo Maximus, was a rout leading from Damascus Gate to the Old Zion Gate, located further from the current Zion Gate. This north-south oriented street dates from the time of the City of Aelia Capitolina, built by Emperor Hadrian circa 135 AD as the Roman City's main street. Its current surviving features are from the Byzantine era, when major restorations took place, making the Cardo the main thoroughfare of Byzantine Jerusalem, serving both residents and pilgrims. The Cardo was a broad, colonnaded street flanked with shops. The current visible street is half as wide as the original street. Several columns, some of which bear Corinthian capitals, still stand along the Cardo. Some of the street is roof-covered and supported by ogival arches. This enclosed section of the Cardo, flanked today by modern shops, was a market place during the Crusader Era
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