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Jerusalem: Al Aqsa Mosque, North Portico or Porch (photo 1938-42)
Jerusalem: Al Aqsa, North Portico or Porch (photo: DAP/IAA 1938-1942)
The North Porch or Portico of Al Aqsa was first built by Templars during the Crusader period (AD 1099-1187). The Porch was expanded in the 13th-16th centuries under successive sultans, recorded by insciptions on the north facade.
This
photo of the North Portico by the Palestine Department of Antiquities (DAP) was taken during
their 1938-1942 testing and documentation of Al Aqsa Mosque.
DAP photos, drawings, and R. W. Hamilton`s 1942 report are in the Archives at the Israeli Archaeology Authority (iaa-archives-org.il).
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