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Creation Date
1960
Image ID
A.070
Subcollection
A
Image Notes
Photograph created 1960. Photograph processed August 1960. Formerly cataloged as B01.070. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram Colonnade.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Jerusalem, Israel
Description
070- A view of the Bab al-Qattanin or the Cotton Merchant’s Gate, one of the grandest gates of the Haram Sharif, located in the western wall. The gate leads into the Cotton Merchant’s Market (Suq al-Qattanin), which was built by the Mamluk al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad in the 14th century, and which according to K.A.C Creswell was the finest bazaar in Syria. The entrance portal (not visible in this image) is located within a much larger deeply recessed portal containing impressive muqarnas or stalactite decoration and outlined by an arch with alternating red and white ablaq masonry.
Keywords
Jerusalem, Israel
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