Wilson's Arch (Jerusalem)
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Wilson's Arch is the modern name for an ancient stone arch in Jerusalem, the first in a row of arches that supported a large bridge connecting the Herodian Temple Mount with the Upper City on the oppo
Western Wall, with the passage leading to Wilson's Arch on the left, in 2006
Torah Ark inside men's section of Wilson's Arch.
Wilson's 1871 diagram
Sketch of Wilson's discovery
Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem
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The Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem of 1864–65 was the first scientific mapping of Jerusalem, and the first Ordnance Survey to take place outside the United Kingdom. It was undertaken by Charles William
Wilson's Arch (Jerusalem)
…The arch was scientifically documented for the first time in 1865 by explorer and surveyor Charles Wilson, for whom it was named. Wilson had joined the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem in 1864, continuing to participate in the city surveying project that was established to improve the city's water system. Not long after Wilson, Charles…
Front page of the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, illustrated with the Chain Gate fountain. See full pdf of the Ordnance Survey here
Haram Ash Sharif