Jerusalem’s Walls in the Era of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
The visible form of the Old City wall is linked to sixteenth-century Ottoman works over older layers.
Archives: On this day
British Forces Enter Jerusalem in December 1917
A documented modern station in the city's history during World War I, remembered as a change of administration—not an end to Jerusalem's history.
Completion of the Dome of the Rock in 72 AH / 691–692 CE
Among the foremost architectural stations in Al-Aqsa's history: the Dome of the Rock in the era of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.
The Al-Aqsa Fire of 21 August 1969
A documented event that struck the Qibli prayer hall, remembered in contemporary memory as a painful station in the Haram's history.
Saladin and the Recovery of Jerusalem in 583 AH / 1187 CE
A widely documented station in the sources: entry into Jerusalem in early October 1187 after the Battle of Hattin that same year.
Old City Gates in Everyday Use
A reminder that gates are living entrances: Damascus Gate, Jaffa Gate, Lions' Gate and others still organize movement.
Recording Knowledge of the Haram in Travel Literature
A note on Al-Aqsa's presence in scholars' and travelers' writings as a place described, visited, and narrated.
Historic Schools in Jerusalem
A reminder that the city was—and still is in its architectural layers—a place of learning: schools, ribats, and libraries.