Ghawanima minaret
The Ghawanima Minaret or Minaret al-Ghawanima , also Bani Ghanim Minaret , Arabic مئذنة باب الغوانمة, DMG Miʾḏanat Bāb al-Ġawānima , is one of the four minarets on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem , all of which belong to the al-Aqsa Mosque .
The minaret
The Ghawanima minaret, on the northwest corner of the Temple Mount grounds, was built in 1297 by Qadi Sharaf al-Din al-Khalili (or al-Khalili) on behalf of the Sultan Ladschin, restored in 1329 and again in 1927; At 37 m, it is one of the tallest buildings in Jerusalem's old town.
The Ghawanima minaret, almost entirely made of stone, is (apart from a wooden roof over the platform of the muezzin) one of the most robust and tallest structures in the old city of Jerusalem - it was able to withstand several earthquakes unscathed. On the other hand, its robustness is offset by a variety of decorative elements. The minaret is divided into several floors by various stylistic elements such as muqarnas galleries. The four upper floors, including the gallery of the muezzin, are somewhat narrower and are covered by a vaulted dome. The minaret is right next to the Bani Ghanim Gate (Arabic Bab al-Ghawanima). According to some sources, this gate is said to have led to the Bani Ghanim district, which is where the minaret was named.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Menashe Har-El: Golden Jerusalem , Gefen Publishing House Ltd., 2004, ISBN 978-965-229-254-4 , p. 334, excerpt online: books.google.de / ...
- ↑ a b Minaret al-Ghawanima , Server Archnet, online at: archnet /.../ 3064
- ↑ Al-Aqsa Guide , Portal Friends of Al-Aqsa, online at: archive.org / ... aqsa.org.uk / ...
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Coordinates: 31 ° 46 ′ 47.9 ″ N , 35 ° 14 ′ 1.5 ″ E