1538 Works - 1538 Architecture, 1538 Books, 1538 Paintings, Old City, Regensburg Cathedral, Nonsuch Palace, Palazzo Strozzi, St Mary's College (Paperback)

Chapters: 1538 Architecture, 1538 Books, 1538 Paintings, Old City, Regensburg Cathedral, Nonsuch Palace, Palazzo Strozzi, St Mary's College, St Andrews, Venus of Urbino, Dome of the Prophet, Bucelleni-Ruard Manor, Kan Castle, Consilium de Emendanda Ecclesia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Old City (Hebrew: , HaEer HaAtika, Arabic: , al-Balda al-Qadimah) is a 0.9 square kilometre (0.35 square mile) walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem; it lies within East Jerusalem. Until the 1860s this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. Traditionally, the Old City has been divided into four uneven quarters, although the current designations were introduced only in the 19th century. Today, the Old City is roughly divided into the Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter and the Armenian Quarter. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War the Old City found itself located entirely on the Jordanian side of the demarcation line. During the Six Day War in 1967, which saw hand to hand fighting on the Temple Mount, the Old City transferred to Israeli control. In 1980, Jordan proposed the Old City to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. It was added to the List in 1981. In 1982, Jordan requested that it be added to the List of World Heritage Sites in danger. According to the Bible, before King David's conquest of Jerusalem in the 11th century BCE the city was home to the Jebusites. The Bible describes the city as heavily fortified with a strong city wall. The city ruled by King David, known as Ir D...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=302972