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Jerusalem Explored (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)

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Jerusalem Explored (Vols. 1–2) is a richly empirical survey of the Holy City, combining architectural description, topographical observation, antiquarian inquiry, and numerous plans and illustrations. Pierotti moves between biblical memory, classical remains, Islamic monuments, and nineteenth-century urban life, writing in the positivist spirit of Victorian-era exploration while retaining the eye of a trained engineer. The work belongs to the formative literature of modern Jerusalem studies, when sacred geography was being re-examined through measurement, excavation, and comparative architectural analysis. Ermete Pierotti, an Italian military engineer and architect, lived in Jerusalem during the 1850s and early 1860s, serving in technical capacities that gave him unusual access to sites often closed to European investigators, including parts of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount precinct. His professional training shaped the book's emphasis on masonry, subterranean structures, water systems, and urban fortifications, while his proximity to Ottoman Jerusalem gave his observations a practical immediacy beyond armchair antiquarianism. This work is recommended to readers interested in the archaeology, architecture, and historical imagination of Jerusalem. Though some conclusions reflect the assumptions and controversies of its age, Pierotti's detailed observations and visual documentation remain valuable for understanding both the city and the nineteenth-century scholarship that sought to map its sacred past. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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1Introduction

44PLATE XXIII. FAÇADE OF THE MOSQUE EL-AKSA.

2Jerusalem Explored (Vol. 1&amp;2)

45PLATE XXIV. SECTION OF THE MOSQUE OF EL-AKSA, AND OF ITS SUBSTRUCTIONS.

3VOLUME 1

46PLATE XXV. UNDERGROUND WORKS OF THE MOSQUE OF EL-AKSA. THE MONOLITH IN THE UNDERGROUND WORKS.

4CHAPTER I.

47PLATE XXVI. NORTH-EASTERN VIEW OF KUBBET ES-SAKHARAH, AND OF KUBBET ES-SILSILEH.

5CHAPTER II.

48PLATE XXVII. SECTION OF KUBBET ES-SAKHARAH—VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF THE GOLDEN GATE.

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6CHAPTER III. (pt. 1)

49PLATE XXVIII. FOUR MOSAICS IN THE INTERIOR OF KUBBET ES-SAKHARAH, AND MOSQUE EL-AKSA.

7CHAPTER III. (pt. 2)

50PLATE XXIX. DETAILS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE MONOLITH IN THE UNDERGROUND WORKS OF EL-AKSA; OF THE ORNAMENTATION OF THE GOLDEN GATE; AND OF THE SIX CAPITALS WHICH CROWN THE COLUMNS OF THE MOSQUES.

8CHAPTER IV.

51PLATE XXX. PLAN AND SECTION OF LAND SURROUNDING THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION AND THE HOSPITAL OF THE KNIGHTS OF S. JOHN.

9CHAPTER V.

52PLATE XXXI. VIEW OF THE POOL AMYGDALON, AND OF THE DOMES OF THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION.

10CHAPTER VI. (pt. 1)

53PLATE XXXII. FRONT OF THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION.

11CHAPTER VI. (pt. 2)

54PLATE XXXIII. GATE OF THE ENTRANCE-DOOR TO THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION.

12CHAPTER VII.

55PLATE XXXIV. PLAN OF THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION WITH ITS LEVELS, AND SECTION OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE—PLAN AND SECTION OF THE TOMB IN ITS ANCIENT AND IN ITS PRESENT STATE.

13CHAPTER VIII.

56PLATE XXXV. INTERIOR VIEWS OF THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION, Viz[88]. GREAT DOME, CALVARY, GREEK CHAPEL, CHAPEL OF S. HELENA.

14CHAPTER IX.

57PLATE XXXVI. DETAILS OF SEVEN CAPITALS IN AND NEAR THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION.

15NOTES. (pt. 1)

58PLATE XXXVII. ENTRANCE TO THE HOSPITAL OF S. JOHN.

16NOTES. (pt. 2)

59PLATE XXXVIII. RUINS OF THE CHURCH OF S. MARY THE GREAT.

17CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY

60PLATE XXXIX. PLANS AND SECTIONS OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH OF S. JAMES, AND MOSAICS.

18PRINCIPAL PASSAGES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE

61PLATE XL. VIEW OF THE CHURCH OF S. ANN. PROPERTY OF FRANCE.

19PASSAGES FROM JOSEPHUS&#x27;S ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS

62PLATE XLI. PLANS AND SECTIONS OF THE FRENCH CHURCH OF S. ANN.

20PASSAGES FROM JOSEPHUS&#x27;S HISTORY OF THE JEWISH WAR

63PLATE XLII. INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH OF S. ANN, AND FOUR DETAILS OF ORNAMENTATION.

21VOLUME 2

64PLATE XLIII. TWO DOORS IN THE TEKHIYEH EL-KHASSEKI-SULTANE, COMMONLY CALLED THE HOSPITAL OF S. HELENA.

22PLATE I. PANORAMA OF JERUSALEM, SEEN FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.

65PLATE XLIV. ANCIENT GATE OF SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE\ DESCENT OF SILLA, AND A VIEW OF A FOUNTAIN\ IN THE TYROPŒON VALLEY.

23PLATE II. PLAN OF MODERN JERUSALEM.

66PLATE XLV. VIEW OF THE CŒNACULUM, AND OF THE SO-CALLED TOMB OF DAVID.

24PLATE III. PLAN OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM.

67PLATE XLVI. PLAN AND SECTION OF THE CŒNACULUM; OF THE SO-CALLED TOMB OF DAVID; AND OF THE UNDERGROUND WORKS OF MOUNT SION.

25PLATE IV. FOUR SECTIONS OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, SHEWING THE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS IN COMPARISON WITH THE PRESENT LEVEL OF THE CITY.

68PLATE XLVII. PLAN AND SECTION OF THE TOMBS OF ACELDAMA.

26PLATE V. ANCIENT CITADEL OF THE JEBUSITES, AFTERWARDS THAT OF DAVID, THEN THAT OF THE PISANS. THE JAFFA GATE.

69PLATE XLVIII. SOUTH-EASTERN EXTREMITY OF THE VALLEY OF SILOAM.

27PLATE VI. THE TOWERS PHASÆLUS AND MARIAMNE. THE TOWER HIPPICUS IS CONCEALED BY PHASÆLUS.

70PLATE XLIX. VIEW OF THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT.

28PLATE VII. GATE OF DAMASCUS.

71PLATE L. FRONT OF THE TOMB OF THE VIRGIN MARY.

29PLATE VIII. VIEWS OF THE ROYAL CAVERNS, AND OF THE GROTTO OF JEREMIAH.

72PLATE LI. PLANS AND SECTIONS OF THE TOMB OF THE VIRGIN MARY, AND OF THE CAVE OF THE AGONY.

30PLATE IX. PLANS AND SECTION OF THE ROYAL CAVERNS, AND OF THE GROTTO OF JEREMIAH.

73PLATE LII. MOUNT OF OLIVES AND THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE.

31PLATE X. DETAILS OF ANCIENT MASONRY—OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANCIENT CONDUITS—OF THE POOLS—OF THE WELL OF JOAB, AND OF SOLOMON&#x27;S RESERVOIRS AT ETHAM.

74PLATE LIII. PLAN AND SECTION OF MOSQUE SITUATED ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, AND DETAILS OF FIVE CAPITALS.

32PLATE XI. THE HARAM ES-SHERIF.

75PLATE LIV. PLAN AND SECTIONS OF THE TOMBS OF THE PROPHETS SITUATED IN THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.—VIEW, PLAN, AND SECTION OF THE TOMB OF LAZARUS AT BETHANY.

33PLATE XII. PLAN OF LAND BELONGING TO THE DAUGHTERS OF SION, AND OF THE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH MORIAH, DISCOVERED BY PIEROTTI—SECTIONS RELATING TO THIS LAND AND TO MOUNT MORIAH.

76PLATE LV. VIEW OF THE TOMBS OF THE KINGS.

34PLATE XIII. VIEW OF THE ARCH OF THE ECCE-HOMO, WITH THE SMALLER ARCH TO THE NORTH, DISCOVERED BY PIEROTTI.

77PLATE LVI. PLAN AND SECTIONS OF THE TOMBS OF THE KINGS, AND OF OTHER TOMBS; THAT OF JEHOSHAPHAT, AND ONE LIKE THAT OF OUR LORD.

35PLATE XIV. VIEW OF THE BARRACK OF THE HARAM ES-SHERIF.

78PLATE LVII. ANCIENT JEWISH SYNAGOGUE IN THE VALLEY OF THE KIDRON, TOWARDS THE NORTH.

36PLATE XV. REMAINS OF ANCIENT MASONRY, CALLED THE RUINS OF THE TOWER ANTONIA.

79PLATE LVIII. VIEW OF THE TOMBS OF THE JUDGES, AND OF OTHER TOMBS TO THE NORTH OF JERUSALEM.

37PLATE XVI. VIEW OF THE POOL OF BETHESDA.

80PLATE LIX. PLANS AND SECTIONS OF THE TOMBS OF THE JUDGES, AND OF THE OTHER TOMBS.

38PLATE XVII. ANCIENT JEWISH WORK IN THE NORTH-EAST OF THE HARAM WALL, NEAR S. MARY&#x27;S GATE.

81PLATE LX. PLAN AND SECTION OF S. PELAGIA&#x27;S TOMB ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.—DETAILS OF SEPULCHRES IN THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT, AND OF SOME OTHERS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF JERUSALEM.

39PLATE XVIII. EASTERN VIEW OF THE GOLDEN GATE.

82PLATE LXI. DETAILS RELATING TO THE TOMBS.

40PLATE XIX. WESTERN VIEW OF THE GOLDEN GATE.

83PLATE LXII. POOL OF MAMILLAH, OR SERPENTS&#x27; POOL (ACCORDING TO JOSEPHUS), NEAR THE MONUMENT OF HEROD ON THE WEST OF THE CITY.

41PLATE XX. VIEW OF THE SOUTH GATE OF THE HARAM ES-SHERIF, (BAB EL-HULDAH.)

84PLATE LXIII. PLAN AND SECTION OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS TO THE WEST OF JERUSALEM, AND DETAILS OF THE MOSAICS.

42PLATE XXI. WESTERN VIEW OF EL-AKSA, NEAR THE SOUTH-WESTERN ANGLE.

85Memorable Quotes

43PLATE XXII. WAILING-PLACE OF THE JEWS. A PORTION OF THE ANCIENT WALL OF THE TEMPLE ENCLOSURE.