ID: IJNTGW24 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2004

“David’s Tower”

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View looking north at the so–called "David’s Tower" rising from the citadel at Jaffa Gate. In truth, it has nothing to do with the biblical David. It is a minaret that was built ca. A.D. 1655.

Keywords:David David’s Tower · Minaret · Joppa Jaffa Gate · Citadel Ancient · Gate · Gates · Suleiman the Magnificent · Ottoman · Old City · Jerusalem · Hill Country of Judah · Israel · Central