Fortress
Herod's Gate
🇵🇸 Palestine · 19th century
Herod's Gate (Arabic: باب الزاهرة, Bab az-Zahra, Hebrew: שער הפרחים, romanized: Sha'ar HaPrakhim, lit. 'Flowers Gate') is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It connects the Muslim Quarter inside of the old city to the eponymic Palestinian neighbourhood of Bab az-Zahra, situated just outside. It is a short distance to the east of the Damascus Gate. Its elevation is 755 meters above sea level.
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Herod's Gate ranks #1,386 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 10 mapped in Palestine. Founded 1875, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 496 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Palestine compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Herod's Gate?
Herod's Gate stands in Palestine, at 31.783°, 35.23375°.
When was Herod's Gate built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1875. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Herod's Gate?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,386 of 7,044 worldwide, and #8 in Palestine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Herod's Gate?
Antonia Fortress, about 1 km away.
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