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Period: Jan 1, 1517 to
Ottoman Rule over Jerusalem
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19th Century Jerusalem Walking Tour
National Geographic
All the countries of the Christian world had a religious and archaeological presence during the 19th Century as they fought over ownership of the centre of Christianity. Within 2 hours you can see the Russian compound, American consulate, Ethiopian church, Hungarian Hasidic Quarter, Romanian church, French monastary and the Italian hospital, all built in the 19th Century -
German Visits Jerusalem, Makes Sensible Protestant Observations
Celebrated Women Travellers pg 172
What, then, must be the feeling with which they are regarded
by those to whom that religion is the sure promise of eternal life ? Not Greece, with its memories of poets, sages and patriots; nor Italy, once rulers of the known world, so appeals to the thoughtful mind as does the Holy Land, in the fulness of its sanctity as the home and dwelling-place of Jesus Christ." -
William Thackeray Travels to Jerusalem
Thackeray Jerusalem Pgs 138-16
William Thackeray (author of Vanity Fair) visits Jerusalem. "More honest or more civilized, or from opposition, the Latin fathers have long given up and disowned the disgusting mummery of the Eastern Fire—which lie the Greeks continue annually to tell." When it came to religion, the Greeks were viewed much less sympathetically, as Thackeray associated the Orthodox Churches with "the butcher and tyrant" Russian Tsar. -
Archaeology Introduced to Jerusalem
Jerusalem: A Narrative of Exploration The nineteenth century saw much interest in Jerusalem develop. British Protestants, eager to find hard evidence for their Christian convictions, set out to dig the Holy City. Among them were Flinders Petrie, Charles Warren (his account on link), Charles William Wilson and Montague Parker. -
Period: to
British Mandate
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British Announce Capture of Jerusalem from Ottomans
Built by King David, the Tower of David was built as a defensive fortification for the city that was beseiged 23 times; and each victorious party added their own changes to the structure (like the Acropolis. During World War I, British forces under General Edmund Allenby captured Jerusalem. General Allenby formally proclaimed the event standing on a platform outside the entrance to the Tower of David. Unlike the Acropolis however, nobody really cared about the Roman period, which was one of many -
Haj Amin al-Husseini and the wars of history
Kupferschmidt, U. M. (1987). The Supreme Muslim Council : Islam under the British mandate for Palestine. Leiden; New York, E.J. Brill.
This book highlights the efforts of al-Husseini to restore and improve the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock. Al-Husseini's vigorous efforts to transform the Haram into a symbol of pan-Arabic and Palestinian nationalism were intended to rally Arab support against the postwar influx of Jewish immigrants. These religious tensions would boil over in 1929 riots -
Creation of Pro-Jerusalem Society in Mandate Jerusalem
The goal of the society was "the protection of and the addition to the amenities of Jerusalem and its neighbourhood," including general public works, the preservation of antiquities, the establishment of museums, and the encouragement of handicrafts.
Trustees of the society included the Arab Mayor of Jerusalem, the Grand Mufti, the Orthodox Patriarch, the Latin (Catholic) Patriarch and Armenian Patriarch, the Anglican Bishop, the Chief Rabbi, and the President of the Jewish Agency. -
Period: to
Jordan/Israeli Partition
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Period: to
Full Israeli Control
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Princess Cruises now Offering Cruises to Jerusalem!
Princess Cruises
One Day Guided tour of Jerusalem:
1. Western Wall
2. Garden of Gethsemane (sit where Judas betrayed Jesus!!11)
3. Walk down the Via Dolarosa to enjoy your buffet lunch! Jerusalem's history has been reduced for the sake of time, and therefore none of the offshore excursions reference the Islamic presence. -
Israeli land claims: Archaeology and ideology
Article (al-Jazeera)
As Jerusalem-based Israeli archaeologist Yonathan Mizrachi explained to Al Jazeera: "When they [Israelis] think about their belonging to Israel it is about Jerusalem.And archaeological excavation has been the main tool to represent this belonging."
Archaeology's role in politics as a means of scientific legitimation continues to exist today.
