Damascus or Shechem Gate of Jerusalem:past and present!!!!
Damascus gate is considered the most beautiful and imposing construction of the wall of old Jerusalem. They are richly ornamented and are very important.
Damascus or Shechem Gate look like today.
They turned to the North, they began the road to Nablus and Damascus
Damascus or Shechem Gate looked 150 years ago.
The gates in their present form was built in 1537 during the reign of Suleiman the Great.
Damascus or Shechem Gate looked like a light show a week ago.
I wish you a good mood !!!
Wow this series of images looks spectacular @maestroali! The entrance has certainly stood the test of time. Beautifully constructed
Amazing light show really transforms the gate!
Are you sure this is from israel..??????
I myself photographed :) At first I thought that I had a hallucination :)
That's act of damascus government is appreciatable. We must protect our ancient and historical places. We must keep them safe and must place these type of coloful lightning style on them so they gets attraction of more tourists and people loves to visit these places :)
Thank you for sharing your photography :)
Photos are beautiful @maestroali, it would be nice of you to send a bit more historical info about that elegant gate. Upvoted, resteemed & DPS.
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Brings back memories when I visited Israel.