Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
- Title
- Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
- LC Subject
- Mountains
- Photographer
- Underwood & Underwood
- Description
- Although there may be doubt as to the location of Mount Zion, there is none as to Mount Moriah. It stands north of Ophel, and somewhat higher. The open square marks the site of Solomon's Temple with the courts that surrounded it. We are looking at Mount Moriah from the Mount of Olives, across the Valley of the brook Kedron. Directly before us is the southeastern corner of the modern wall, which here follows the course of the ancient wall. Where stood the altar of the temple now rises the Dome of the Rock, generally but wrongly called "The Mosque of Omar". To the left of this Dome and over the southern wall we see another dome, which is the Mosque el Aksa, and beyond is the Mohammedan quarter of the city. Upon yonder open space, in the days of old, walked David and Solomon, Isaiah and Jeremiah, Christ and the twelve apostles.
- Work Type
- lantern slides
- Location
- Jerusalem >> Jerusalem >> Israel
- Date
- 1900/1940
- Identifier
- P217:08:28
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Local Collection Name
- Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Is Part Of
- Set 13 - Mountains of Holy Land
- Institution
- Oregon State University
