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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Suleiman the Magnificent

Drinks and snacks are sold to passersby outside Damascus Gate. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
August 25, 2018, 9:27 am
Museums, markets, caves and concerts: An ancient plaza is reborn in Jerusalem
Romans, Crusaders, Ottomans and Jews left their mark on Palms’ Plaza, outside Damascus Gate. Its newest iteration it is a boon for visitors and residents alike
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Just inside the gate to the Old City. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
June 12, 2016, 4:28 am
Inside Jaffa Gate, remembering the Caliph who revered the Temple Mount
When Omar iben Al-Khatab visited Jerusalem soon after the Muslim conquest in 638, he was furious to find Judaism’s holiest site covered in trash
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Between the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
March 7, 2015, 8:48 am
Walking tall atop the walls of Jerusalem
There’s no better way to see the city — old and new — than from the ramparts that date back 500 years to Suleiman the Magnificent’s restoration
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, in a portrait made around the year 1530. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
From the WebJune 21, 2014, 6:22 am
Archaeologists hunt for magnificent sultan’s heart
National Geographic: Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is buried in Istanbul, but his heart is believed laid to rest on a battlefield in Hungary
Jaffa Gate (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 21, 2013, 10:38 am
Gates to the city
Jerusalem’s Old City has been enclosed in strong, decorative walls since the 16th century — capped with crenellations, floored with machicolations, and fortified against marauders and crusaders
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Mount Zion (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 27, 2012, 12:42 pm
On Mount Zion, a crossroads of faith and fable
From the supposed tomb of King David to the site of the Last Supper, one of the world’s holiest hilltops remains a multi-tiered enigma
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Restoration work at Lions Gate in Jerusalem. With completion of work at the gate, a 5-year repair project came to an end (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
September 11, 2012, 8:30 pm
Restoration work on Jerusalem’s walls complete
A five-year repair project, the first in nearly a century, saw the city’s 2.5 miles of Ottoman walls cleaned and restored — including gates from 1541, bullets from 1967, and modern-day falcon nests
By Matti Friedman
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