Sha'ar HeHadash

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Sha'ar HeHadash is the Hebrew name for the New Gate, one of the historic gates in the Old City walls of Jerusalem.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sha'ar HaHadash 1
Sha'ar HeHadash canonical 1
שער החדש 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
landmark in Jerusalem
tourist attraction
accesses northwestern corner of the Christian Quarter
adjacentTo Christian Quarter
builtIn 1889
category Gates in Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
connects Old City of Jerusalem
modern western Jerusalem
constructedBy Ottoman authorities
constructedUnder Sultan Abdul Hamid II
distinguishingCharacteristic only Old City gate not part of the original Ottoman 16th-century wall plan
etymology Hebrew for "the New Gate"
hasAlternativeTransliteration Sha'ar HaHadash
linked to: Sha'ar HeHadash
hasDirection northwestern side of Old City walls
hasFeature relatively simple design compared to other Old City gates
single-arched opening
hasNameInEnglish New Gate
hasNameInHebrew שער החדש
linked to: Sha'ar HeHadash
hasNearbyQuarter Christian Quarter
Muslim Quarter
heritageStatus part of the Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEra late Ottoman period
isOneOf seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Jerusalem District
Old City of Jerusalem
material stone
near Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center
openedToTraffic late 19th century
partOf Christian pilgrimage routes in Jerusalem
Old City walls of Jerusalem
Walls of Jerusalem
purpose to facilitate access for Christian pilgrims
to provide direct access to Christian institutions outside the walls
usedFor pedestrian access
vehicular access

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Gate hasNameInHebrew Sha'ar HeHadash
Sha'ar HeHadash hasNameInHebrew שער החדש
linked to: Sha'ar HeHadash
Sha'ar HeHadash hasAlternativeTransliteration Sha'ar HaHadash
linked to: Sha'ar HeHadash