Golden Gate (Jerusalem)

Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 35°14′13″E / 31.77889°N 35.23694°E / 31.77889; 35.23694

the gate in the year 1900

The Golden Gate (Hebrew: שער הרחמיםcode: he is deprecated , <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Sha'ar HaRachamim; Arabic: <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Bab al-Dhahabi^[1]) is one of the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is in the western side of the walls and the main gate that was connected the Temple Mount to outside the old city. According to the Jewish tradition, the Messiah will come through this gate to the Temple. In the 16th century, the gate was blocked by the Ottoman Sultan and a Muslim cemetery was created to insure that Messiah will never come through this gate. According to the Christian tradition, Jesus came into this gate to Jerusalem.

The Hebrew name for the gate translates to the "Gate of Mercy". In ancient times the gate was known as the "Beautiful Gate".

Golden Gate (Jerusalem) Media

Reconstruction of the Second Temple during the 1st century AD. The Shushan Gate is at the bottom.
City of Jerusalem in the Peregrinatio in terram sanctam (1486) by Bernhard von Breidenbach. Golden Gate appears damaged and sealed, just below the Dome of the Rock.
Golden Gate of the Temple Shewing Part of the Ancient Walls (1842). Lithograph by Louis Haghe from an original by David Roberts
The Golden Gate from within the Mount
The Golden Gate as seen from the western slopes of the Mount of Olives
Giotto di Bondone, Legend of St Joachim, Meeting at the Golden Gate, 1305 is an early depiction of the scene.
Golden Gate from within the Temple Mount, in the 19th century.
Jerusalem - Golden Gate
Golden Gate as seen from inside the Temple Mount