The Mount of Olives is situated on a mountain ridge to the east of the old city of Jerusalem and it was so called as it was covered with olive trees in antiquity. The Mount offers good views of the east of Jerusalem, most notably the Haram al Sherif complex, including the Al Aqsa mosque, the Dome of the Rock, the Dome of the Chain and the eastern city walls.
Creator
Lucy O'Connor
Date of Visit
16th July 2013
29th July 2013
Contributor
Lucy O'Connor
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Landscape
Tags
Dome of the Rock, Grave, Haram al-Sharif complex, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Views
Collection
Citation
Lucy O'Connor, “Views of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed October 31, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/526.