The survey of Western Palestine-Jerusalem . f the line of the ancient north wall ofthe Temple Enclosure. East Wall. A gateway in the more modern masonry was opened in this wall in1882, and an attempt at excavation made within the wall by the wall at the level of the present surface was found to be 9 feet6 inches thick. The following is Lieutenant Mantells account of thegateway : =3S THE SURVEY OF WESTERN PALESTINE. The thickness of the wall is 9 feet 6 inches, and through it a passage is built 3 feet9i Inches in width. The height is 6 feet 7 inches to the si)ring of the arch, which i
The survey of Western Palestine-Jerusalem . f the line of the ancient north wall ofthe Temple Enclosure. East Wall. A gateway in the more modern masonry was opened in this wall in1882, and an attempt at excavation made within the wall by the wall at the level of the present surface was found to be 9 feet6 inches thick. The following is Lieutenant Mantells account of thegateway : =3S THE SURVEY OF WESTERN PALESTINE. The thickness of the wall is 9 feet 6 inches, and through it a passage is built 3 feet9i Inches in width. The height is 6 feet 7 inches to the si)ring of the arch, which is formedof seven voussoirs in all, the key-stone being smaller than the side voussoirs. The height inthe centre is 8 feet 6 inches, so that the rise of the arch is just half the span. It is, however,not semicircular, but slightly jjointcd. •At the eastern face arrangements have been made for a door. The three horizontalgrooves arc presumably intended to leave space for the bolts in opening and shutting the ? Plan, oC Gate & Passage. Sectirn, on Fig 3. .-•^?7/ ?m jm^i- :-,; a Section on CD Section, on EK
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