Jerusalem at the time of Jesus - northern aspect.

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Jerusalem viewed from the north. (See key.)
Temple Portico (2) showing entrance stairway from Hulda gates to the court of the Gentiles. The romanesque church of St Anne. In the foreground, the excavations of the sheep pool (25) today. (600x800. 184kb.)
Illustrations: 1.(top) Jerusalem from the north, 2.(bottom left) Royal portico, 3.(bottom right) St Anne's church & sheep pools today.

KEY: 1.Antonia Fortress | 2.Portico | 3.Solomon's Porch | 4.Court of the Gentiles | 5.Temple | 9.first wall (2nd.cent.BC) | 10.second wall (1st.cent.BC) | 11.upper market | 24.third wall (by 70 AD) | 25.market & sheep pool | 26.Jannaeus' monument | 27.Tadi gate | 28.Herod's palace | 29.palace of Caiaphas | 30.amphitheatre | 38.Golden gate | 39.Lion gate.

ILLUSTRATIONS adapted from "The Holy Land," by Sami Awwad, (page 76). Golden Printing Press, Jerusalem, 1997.
Illustrations 1, 2 are of the 1/50th scale model by the late Prof. Avi Yonah of the Hebrew University, in the Holyland Hotel, Jerusalem.
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