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Jerusalem: St. Stephen's Gate (1857 photo)



Jerusalem: St. Stephen's Gate (photo: Beato 1857/NYPL Archive)


St. Stephens Gate, named for the first Christian martyr, thought to have been stoned to death here, is also called the Lion`s Gate.

This early photo by Italian photographer Antonio Beato shows details including small reliefs of lions on the exterior walls.

The image is from the New York Public Library (NYPL) archive.

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