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JERUZALEM / ISRAEL - Jaffa gate.

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What did Jerusalem’s main road look like about 1,500 years ago?

An archaeological excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 2010 near the Old City’s Jaffa Gate brought to life a 1,500 year-old map.

The Madaba Map is an ancient mosaic map that paves the floor of Saint George’s Church in the city of Madaba, Jordan.

The map, created in 6th-7th centuries CE, depicts the Land of Israel during the Byzantine period.

It clearly shows the entrance into Jerusalem from the west via a central single gate that led to the main street of the city.

In the past, the reliability of the map, which, among other buildings, provides the earliest visual description of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, has been questioned.

The excavation, located near David Street known to tourists as the terraced shopping street exposed for the first time, archaeological evidence of Jerusalem’s central street from about 1,500 years ago.

The salvage excavation, carried out in the wake of infrastructure works undertaken in the area and funded by the Jerusalem Development Authority, gave the archaeologists and the public a rare glimpse into archaeological remains underlying the asphalt and the paving stones.

Familiar with the Madaba Map, Dr. Ofer Sion, Director of the Excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, suspected that the ancient main street underlay the modern road.

"After removing a several archaeological layers, about 4.5m below modern street level, we were excited to discover the large stone slabs, each about one meter long, that were part of the ancient street.

It’s great to see that today’s bustling David Street preserves the route of the Byzantine-period busy street from 1,500 years ago.”

The Madaba Map, whose extant part measures 16x5m, depicts the land of Israel as known to the mosaic artist.

Map encompasses the entire country, with emphasis on Jerusalem and its Christian sites.

It shows that many churches were first constructed in Jerusalem during this period, when city underwent a religious transformation from a pagan to a Christian city.

The churches can be identified by their red tiled roofs illustrated on the map.

© Israel Antiquities Authority

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Jaffa Gate - Jerusalem, April 1897 (colorized)

Filmed by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière film company

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The surrender of Jerusalem to the British, December 9, 1917. First British guard at the Jaffa Gate. https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWar191418/

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Dec 11 1917 in WWI

IWM (Q 12623) “Official entry into Jerusalem, 11th December 1917. General Allenby leaving by the Jaffa Gate for advanced General Head Quarters. He was in the city not more than a quarter of an hour. “ by Westmoreland, George (Photographer)

Production date: 1917-12-11

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Jaffa Gate by Tony Via Flickr: Day 110, Country 21; Jerusalem, Israel: CMV World Cruise Both the Jaffa Gate and Jaffa Road are named after the port of Jaffa, from which the Prophet Jonah embarked on his sea journey and pilgrims debarked on their trip to the Holy City. Jerusalem is a city much like any other tourist destination. it is full of people ready to lighten the wallet, from buskers to harwkers to sooth sayers. I found it a rich and vibrant city.

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Fun Times in Jerusalem

Well, we arrived in Jerusalem on Purim. This is party time in that city! Honestly! We were to go to the Purim party at the hotel we were staying in but we were so tired. Unluckily, Bestie and her man were right above the party...and it was actually a Rave. They didn’t sleep at all. And it went on from 10 at night until noon the next day. I checked in at 6 am. The room was absolutely packed with bodies, eating, drinking and smoking and dancing. Techno blaring.

Purim is fun times in Jerusalem. Lasts for several days. They go underground for Shabbat but immediately re-emerge on Sat. Night. There are people in costume everywhere. WE walk down Mamilla Mall...costumes everywhere. In the Old City. At the Western Wall. And Mamilla is lined with beautiful sculptures.

Mahane Yahuda market...what a fun place. Full of fabulous food, fruits, vegetables, pastries. I bought a bunch of pastries = a kilo worth. Delicious. Brought it home and found a giant cockroach in it. Not surprising as it is all outdoors. I ate them anyway. Delicious. There are no pictures cause I ATE THE EVIDENCE.

Cat at the security gate at the Wailing Wall. She was at home!