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179. Jérusalem. Porte de Jaffa. Ch[âte]au de David [1844]
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JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892)
179. Jérusalem. Porte de Jaffa. Ch[âte]au de David [1844]
daguerreotype
titled and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
4¾ x 7½in. (12 x 19cm.)
179. Jérusalem. Porte de Jaffa. Ch[âte]au de David [1844]
daguerreotype
titled and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso)
4¾ x 7½in. (12 x 19cm.)
Further details
From this exterior view of the Old City of Jérusalem, the Tower of David emerges and dominates the skyline. This citadel, near the Jaffa Gate, was built to strengthen a strategically weak point in the Old City's defences during the 2nd century BC. The name 'Tower of David' acknowledges King David's original tower that was destroyed several hundred years before this present citadel was constructed.