jan 1, 1533 - Jerusalem walls built
Description:
Jerusalem as surrounded by the city walls built by Suleiman the Magnificent, head of the Ottoman Empire who conquered the city in 1517 and built the walls between the years of 1536 and 1541. These walls today contain Herod’s great platform upon which the Temple stood and against which the Western wall borders, the holiest site for Jews.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1533
Now
~ 493 years ago