55- Phasael Tower |
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Herod built three towers on the north side of his palace, which sat along the inside of the west wall of the city of Jerusalem. The towers were called:
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 A model of the appearance of the Citidel today. The remains from the days of the Hasmoneans, Herod, Byzantine, early Muslims, Crusaders and the Ottoman Empire can be seen both in this model and at the actual site. Herod's tower called Phasael Tower can be seen to the upper left of the photo. |
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 The base of Phasael Tower sits in a dry moat inside the Jaffa Gate by the Citadel. This used to be the northwest corner of Herod’s city of Jerusalem. |
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 Phasael Tower as seen from street level. There is a moat that can be seen lower than the street level. About six courses of the Herodian stones (ashlars) can be seen above the glacis or angled base. |
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| Three portions of Herod’s Phasael tower can be seen in the photo to the left. The lower portion is built on an incline like a glacis (an artificial slope built against a fortification for military defense). The middle portion is part of Herod’s original tower of Phasael built around 20 BC, along with the base. The upper portion was built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1537. | ||||
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