Athena Review Image Archive ™
Jerusalem: Jaffa Gate (1856 photo)
Jerusalem: Jaffa Gate (photo: Salzmann 1856/NYPL Archive)
This
early view by Salzmann shows the western gate of Jerusalem, called both
the Jaffa Gate, and Bab el Khalil (Hebron Gate) in Arabic. Along with
the rest of the city wall, it was rebuilt in 1542 by the Ottoman ruler,
Suleiman the Magnificent.
This salt print by Auguste Salzmann is
one of 40 early photos on Palestine he published in 1856. Prints from
this collection are in the New York Public Library (NYPL) archive.
.....Copyright © 1996-2019 Rust Family Foundation (All Rights Reserved).