The Sultan's Pool was part of the water supply network for Jerusalem from the late Second Temple period to the late Ottoman period. Today, it is an event venue for concerts and festivals.
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Sultan's Pool during the late Ottoman period
The Sultan's Pool was built by building a dam across the Valley of Hinnom, which stopped the drainage of the valley south towards the Kidron Valley and created a water reservoir. In place of the dam, an ancient bridge had previously passed, over which the lower aqueduct[1] that carried water from Solomon's Pools near Bethlehem to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount passed.
A covered and plastered rock-hewn canal from the Roman period was discovered throughout the pool; it is likely from the time of Herod. Some scholars identify it with the Snake Pool mentioned by Josephus.[2]
The Pool was renovated during the early Ottoman period by Suleiman the Magnificent, who enlarged it into a reservoir measuring 67 m × 169 m × 12 m. Subsequently, the place was later renamed the Sultan's Pool. On the pool dam, Suleiman the Magnificent built a sebil for the use of pedestrians, which has been preserved to this day. Today, the Hebron Road passes over the dam.
sultan, pool, hebrew, בריכת, הסולטן, romanized, brechat, sultan, arabic, بركة, السلطان, romanized, birket, sultan, ancient, water, basin, west, side, mount, zion, jerusalem, part, water, supply, network, jerusalem, from, late, second, temple, period, late, ott. The Sultan s Pool Hebrew בריכת הסולטן romanized Brechat ha Sultan Arabic بركة السلطان romanized Birket es Sultan is an ancient water basin to the west side of Mount Zion Jerusalem The Sultan s Pool was part of the water supply network for Jerusalem from the late Second Temple period to the late Ottoman period Today it is an event venue for concerts and festivals History edit nbsp Sultan s Pool during the late Ottoman periodThe Sultan s Pool was built by building a dam across the Valley of Hinnom which stopped the drainage of the valley south towards the Kidron Valley and created a water reservoir In place of the dam an ancient bridge had previously passed over which the lower aqueduct 1 that carried water from Solomon s Pools near Bethlehem to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount passed A covered and plastered rock hewn canal from the Roman period was discovered throughout the pool it is likely from the time of Herod Some scholars identify it with the Snake Pool mentioned by Josephus 2 During the Crusader period it was known as Lacus Germani 3 The Pool was renovated during the early Ottoman period by Suleiman the Magnificent who enlarged it into a reservoir measuring 67 m 169 m 12 m Subsequently the place was later renamed the Sultan s Pool On the pool dam Suleiman the Magnificent built a sebil for the use of pedestrians which has been preserved to this day Today the Hebron Road passes over the dam nbsp Sultan s Pool as it appears todayEvent Venue editThe Sultan s Pool is dry in summer and is used as a major event venue for concerts and festivals 4 Many international artists have performed at the site during their visit to Israel including the Dire Straits who played the second concert of the Brothers in Arms Tour in the Sultan Pool s in 1985 Eurythmics Leonard Cohen James Taylor Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Tom Petty Jethro Tull Madonna Radiohead and others References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sultan s Pool An Archaeological Excavation in Jerusalem Has Revealed This is How They Filled The Sultan s Pool With Water 2009 06 16 Retrieved 2012 04 25 Sultan s pool 2011 01 20 BIBLICAL RESEARCH THE LOWER POOL JERUSALEM The Independent Volume 51 Issue 1 1899 Go Jerusalem The Sultan s pool 31 46 310 N 35 13 585 E 31 771833 N 35 226417 E 31 771833 35 226417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sultan 27s Pool amp oldid 1165711664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
