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Creation Year
1977
Image ID
A.042
Alternate Identifier
B01.039
Subcollection
A: Jerusalem
Abstract
A view of the Silsila minaret, also called the Chain Gate Minaret, for it's position over the chain gate. It lies opposite the west face of Dome of the Rock within the walls of the Haram, and overlooks the Western Wall. The minaret dates from Mamluk times, but the dome and the canopy date from the 1920s.
Image Notes
Photograph created 1977. Photograph processed April 1977. Formerly cataloged as B01.042. No notes written on the slide or index.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Keywords
Chain Gate Minaret, Gate of the Chain, Southeast Arcade of Temple Mount
Image Location
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