Portal of Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya

Abstract

A semi-dome portal of the madrasa, constructed by al-Ashraf Qait Bay (see A.062 Sabil of Sultan Qait Bay) in 1482, replacing an earlier madrasa of the 1450s.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1960. Photograph processed August 1960. Formerly cataloged as B01.089. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram Door.

Identifier A.089
Collection A: Jerusalem
Location Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Year 1960
Written Date August, 1960
Printed Date August, 1960
Slide Notes Haram Door
General Location Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
Camera Location Portal of Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya
Precision Likely
Angle 260 degrees W