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Jerusalem: St. Stephen's Gate (1899 photo)



Jerusalem: St. Stephen's Gate (photo: Bell Archive NcU)


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 December 1899 image by Gertrude Bell shows the interior side of the Gate with pedestrians walking through.

The Gertrude Bell photo archive is at Newcastle University in England.

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