Interior Detail

View looking northwest at the interior (western) portion of the “Golden Gate.”  Note the acanthus leaf decoration and other Byzantine features.

The gate was probably built during the rule f the Moslem Caliph, Abd al-Malik, and Umayyad ruler (A.D. 685 to 705).  He probably used Byzantine (Christian) architects and craftsmen to build it.

For a general view of the interior of the gate Click Here.

For a brief description of the gate Click Here.