Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Street-by-Street: The Muslim Quarter
The main routes through this busy quarter are along the Via
Dolorosa and up and down El-Wad. Both streets are lined
with a gaudy array of shops, whose salesmen eagerly press on
visitors all manner of ornaments and kitsch, from plastic crucifixes
to glass-bowled water pipes. Few people stray from the main
thoroughfares, but those w
The quiet, winding back al
fine medieval Islamic archi
dating from the Mameluke era (1250-1516).
Not all of it is in good condition, b
buildings still perform the function
which they were intended.
Studium
Museum
artifact
Via Dolorosa
Crossing the quarter from east to west,
this street is revered by Christian
pilgrims as the route taken by Christ
as he was led to his crucifixion
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El-Taki
A narro
street at the heart of
the qua
contain
city's fi
of Mam
archite
KEY
Lady Tunshuq's
Palace
The banding of
different coloured
stone and panels
of intricate marble
inlay typify the
decorative style of
the Mamelukes
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STAR SIGHTS
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Monastery of the
Flagellation
. Ecce Homo Arch
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p256 and p272
