6th.century Jerusalem on the Madaba Mosaic Map.

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Madaba Mosaic Map: Jerusalem

A mosaic Pilgrim's Map of the Holy Land and the Nile Delta, discovered in the floor of the Byzantine church of St George, Madaba, Jordan in 1896. Most of this portion of Jerusalem is still intact. The mosaic has been dated between A.D.560 and 565.

Madaba Mosaic Map: Jerusalem
1. Damascus Gate. 13. Nea Church. 27. Clergy House of Mount Zion.
2. St.Stephen's Gate. 14. Palace of the Patriarch. 28. Baths above Siloam Pool.
3. Golden Gate. 15. Clergy House of the Patriarch. 29. Church near Siloam Pool.
4. Nea Gate, perhaps the Dung Gate. 16. Hospital. 30. Probably the Church of St.Sophia.
5. Jaffa Gate. 17. Forum. 31. Monastery of St.Cosmas and St.Damianus.
6. Cardo Maximus. 18. Baptistry of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 32. Public Baths.
7. Roads of the Tyropoeon Valley. 19. Monastery of the Spudaei. 33. Palace of the empress Eudocia.
8. Street leading to St.Stephen's Gate. 20. Tower of David. 34. Church of the Sheep Pool.
9. Decumanus, leading from the Jaffa Gate. Today this is most probably David Street.. 21, 22, 23. Monasteries. 35. Temple Area (indicated by a black line of cubes).
10. Street leading to Mount Zion. 24. Gate leading to Mount Zion. 36. Ruins of the Antonia Fortress.
11. Plaza in front of the Damascus Gate with a column mounted by a statue or a cross. 25. Church on Mount Zion. 37. Church of St.James.
12. Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 26. Diaconicon of Mount Zion. 38. Some scholars think that this was the Western or Wailing Wall. It is more likely the ruins of the wide staircase in front of the southern wall of the Temple.

Note: this Map and key follows that on page 100 of "ISRAEL: Splendour of the Holy Land" by Sarah Kochav. Published by Steimatzky Ltd. © © White Star Srl, - Vercelli, Italy, 1995.