Bab al-Qattanin

Description

A view of the Bab al-Qattanin or the Cotton Merchant’s Gate, one of the grandest gates of the Haram Sharif, located in the western wall. The gate leads into the Cotton Merchant’s Market (Suq al-Qattanin), which was built by the Mamluk al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad in the 14th century, and which according to K.A.C Creswell was the finest bazaar in Syria. The entrance portal (not visible in this image) is located within a much larger deeply recessed portal containing impressive muqarnas or stalactite decoration and outlined by an arch with alternating red and white ablaq masonry.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1960. Photograph processed August 1960. Formerly cataloged as B01.070. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram Colonnade.

Identifier A.070
Collection A: Jerusalem
Year 1960
Batch Stamp AUG 60N
Written Date August, 1960
Printed Date August, 1960
Slide Notes Haram Colonnade
MarkerMarkerMarker
General Location Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
Camera Location Bab al-Qattanin from Sebil Qayt Bay
Precision Likely
Angle 310 degrees NW