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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and SectionsPierotti, Ermete

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Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections

Name: Jerusalem Explored, Volume 2—Plates: Being a Description of the Ancient and Modern City, with Numerous Illustrations Consisting of Views, Ground Plans and Sections
Author: Pierotti, Ermete

Pierotti, Ermete

Jerusalem -- Antiquities; Jerusalem -- Description and travel

I.  Sheep Gate.
   II.  Tower of Hananeel.
   III. Tower of Meah.
   IV.  Fish Gate.
    V.  The Old Gate.
   VI.  Ephraim Gate.
   VII. Eastern Gate.
  VIII. Water Gate.
   IX.  Fountain Gate.
    X.  Valley Gate.
   XI.  Dung Gate.
   XII. Steps of the City of David.
  XIII. The Broad Wall.
   XIV. The Tower of the Furnaces.
   XV.  Sheepfold Gate.

  GATES OF THE CITY BELONGING TO PERIODS BEFORE THE
   TIME OF NEHEMIAH, AND AFTER THE TIME OF HEROD.

  a. Double Gate, or Gate between the Two Walls.
  b. Corner Gate.
  c. Sheep Gate.
  d. Gennath Gate.
  e. North Gate.
  f. Gate of the Essenes.

  INTERIOR OF THE CITY (ACCORDING TO PIEROTTI).

   1. Fortress of Sion.
   2. Hippicus.
   3. Phasael.
   4. Mariamne.
   5. Millo. Descent to Silla. Street of David.
   6. Amygdalon.
   7. Tower Psephinus.
   8. Women's Tower.
   9. Corner Tower.
  10. Pool of Struthium.
  11. Tower Baris, or Antonia, or Citadel of Antiochus Epiphanes.
  12. Roman Arch, not earlier than the time of Adrian.
  13. Passage called by Josephus Strato's Tower.
  14. Ancient Prætorium.
  15. Remains of the Walls of the Prætorium.
  16. Pavement, or Gabbatha.
  17. Way of the Cross (according to Pierotti).
  18. Passage of Herod.
  19. Threshing-Floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  20. Altar of Burnt Offerings.
  21. Cistern for Blood.
  22. Place of the Ashes.
  23. Cisterns for receiving the Blood.
  24. Position of Solomon's Palace.
  25. Basilica of S. Mary, of the time of Justinian.
  26. "Stoa Basilica," early underground Buildings of Jewish construction
      restored by Justinian.
  27. Substructions of the Aksa of the time of Justinian.
  28. Ancient Pillar.
  29. Herodian Wall.
  30. Foundations of the Eastern Tower of the Bridge of the time of
      the Maccabees.
  31. Palace of the Senate.
  32. Bridge now existing (according to Williams and Pierotti).
  33. Xystus.
  34. Palace of King Agrippa, overlooking the Temple.
  35. Sepulchre of Jesus Christ.
  36. Golgotha.

  [Illustration: PLAN OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, Plate III.
  E. Pierotti, Mest. & Delt.
  Cambridge. Deighton, Bell & Co.--London. Bell & Daldy.
  Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen.]




    PLATE IV.

  FOUR SECTIONS OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, SHEWING THE UNDERGROUND
  CONSTRUCTIONS IN COMPARISON WITH THE PRESENT LEVEL OF THE CITY.

    REFERENCES.

  SECTION (A) (B).

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