Herodian street and drainage system

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The Herodian street and drainage system was an extensive Second Temple period urban infrastructure project in Jerusalem, featuring a monumental paved street with an underlying sewer channel that managed runoff and waste through the Tyropoeon Valley.

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Generate an image of the Herodian street and drainage system (The Herodian street and drainage system was an extensive Second Temple period urban infrastructure project in Jerusalem, featuring a monumental paved street with an underlying sewer channel that managed runoff and waste through the Tyropoeon Valley.)

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Herodian street and drainage system canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Second Temple period structure ⓘ
ancient urban infrastructure ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence coins from the Second Temple period ⓘ
pottery fragments ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
architecturalStyle Herodian architecture ⓘ
linked to: Herodian enclosure
builder Herodian dynasty ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
coveredBy large stone slabs ⓘ
currentUse archaeological research site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
engineeringType gravity-based drainage system ⓘ
excavatedBy Benjamin Mazar ⓘ
Bliss and Dickie ⓘ
Charles Warren ⓘ
Eli Shukron ⓘ
Ronny Reich ⓘ
hasPart Herodian drainage channel ⓘ
Herodian street ⓘ
paved street ⓘ
sewer channel ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of the Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 1st century CE ⓘ
locatedBelow modern street level of Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedIn Jerusalem ⓘ
Tyropoeon Valley ⓘ
managed runoff water ⓘ
urban waste ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
stone paving slabs ⓘ
notableFeature continuous underground drainage channel ⓘ
evidence of use during the Roman siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
manholes and access points ⓘ
monumental paving stones ⓘ
partOf Second Temple period Jerusalem ⓘ
purpose pedestrian traffic ⓘ
pilgrim route ⓘ
sewage disposal ⓘ
stormwater management ⓘ
urban drainage ⓘ
runsThrough southern part of the Tyropoeon Valley ⓘ
runsTowards Pool of Siloam ⓘ
Temple Mount area ⓘ
linked to: Temple Mount
timePeriod Second Temple period ⓘ
usedAs hiding place by Jerusalem inhabitants during the Roman siege ⓘ
usedDuring First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

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Tyropoeon Valley → associatedWith → Herodian street and drainage system ⓘ