Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

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Title

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Subject

Immovable Culture Heritage,Tourism

Description

Jerusalem is the holy city of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, which covers an area of approximately 0.9 square kilometres and was founded in the 7th century, the architecture is rich in geometric and floral motifs. It includes four quarters which are Muslim, Christian, Armenian and Jewish. Jerusalem's three most famous monuments are the Dome of the Rock, the Wailing Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which represents Muslims, Jews and Christians respectively. Besides the three most famous ones, It also has 226 monuments from all three religions, which is extremely significant for the religious development of the world.

Source

is51102023

Date

7th century B.C.

Contributor

ty43@st-andrews.ac.uk

Language

Hebrew

Type

Site

Identifier

745

Date Submitted

05/05/2023

References

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148/

Extent

3280" x 3280" x "

Medium

UNESCO

Spatial Coverage

current,31.46,35.13;

Provenance

Israel Government

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Place

Old City, Jerusalem, Israel

Prim Media

1611

End Date

To date

Status

public

Condition

1

Contact

ty43@st-andrews.ac.uk

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls,” STAGE, accessed December 14, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1613.

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