Lions' Gate

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Lions' Gate is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, leading directly toward the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif area.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lions' Gate canonical 8
Lion's Gate 5
Lion’s Gate 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
associatedWith Six-Day War
builtDuring Ottoman period
builtUnderRuleOf Suleiman the Magnificent
connects eastern approaches to Jerusalem with the Old City interior
constructionCompletedInCentury 16th century
formsPartOf eastern entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem
guardedBy Israeli security forces
linked to: Israeli authorities
hasAccessRestriction subject to security checks
hasAlternativeName Bab al-Asbat
Gate of the Tribes
St. Stephen's Gate
hasCulturalHeritageStatus part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
hasDirection faces east
hasFeature relief carvings of lions on the outer wall
hasHistoricalEvent entry point of Israeli paratroopers into the Old City in June 1967
hasNameInArabic باب الأسباط
hasNameInHebrew שער האריות
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Christians
linked to: Christianity

Jews
Muslims
hasTypeOfTraffic pedestrian
isOneOf gates in the walls of Jerusalem
isSubjectOf Christian pilgrimage traditions
Islamic historical narratives about Jerusalem
Jewish historical and religious writings
isTouristAttraction true
leadsTo Haram al-Sharif
linked to: Temple Mount

Temple Mount
locatedIn Jerusalem
Jerusalem Governorate
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Old City of Jerusalem
State of Palestine
locatedOn eastern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem
namedAfter stone-carved lions on its facade
near Garden of Gethsemane
Kidron Valley
Mount of Olives
partOf walls of Jerusalem
providesAccessTo Muslim Quarter of the Old City
Via Dolorosa
usedAsEntranceFor Christian pilgrims
Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount area
Muslim worshippers going to Haram al-Sharif

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

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

Noble Sanctuary accessViaGate Lions' Gate
Herod's Gate near Lion's Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Muslim Quarter hasLandmark Lion's Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Muslim Quarter hasGateAccess Lion's Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem contains Lion’s Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Basilica of the Agony near Lions Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Eastern Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem hasPart Lions Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
St. Stephen's Gate hasAlternativeName Lion's Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Bab al-Asbat alsoKnownAs Lions' Gate
Bab al-Asbat hasEnglishName Lions' Gate
Gate of the Tribes alsoKnownAs Lions’ Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Gate of the Tribes alsoKnownAs Lion’s Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Gate of the Tribes hasEnglishName Lions’ Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
باب الأسباط اسم بديل Lion’s Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
שער האריות hasAlternativeName Lion's Gate
linked to: Lions' Gate
Old City walls of Jerusalem hasPart Lions' Gate
subject linked to: Old City walls