Damascus Gate & Dome of the Rock.jpg in Holy Land Mosaic - image gallery Climbing to the roof of a building near my home just north of Jerusalem's Old City, I was struck by this juxtaposition of the Damascus Gate, the Dome of the Rock, and the mountains of Moab many miles distant, glowing pink in the afternoon sun! By Tom Powers on Dec. 14 2006 102 View(s) , + Add to Quicklist

Damascus Gate during Ramadan.JPG in Holy Land Mosaic - image gallery From one of my favorite vantage points, atop a hostel building on Jerusalem's Prophets Street, Damascus Gate glows with the festive lights of Ramadan; above is the Dome of the Rock. By Tom Powers on Oct. 29 2007 45 View(s) , + Add to Quicklist

PHOTO Damascus Gate, Dome of the Rock & Mountains of Moab.jpg in TOM POWERS --- View from Jerusalem By Tom Powers on Jan. 1 2007 636 View(s) , "Favorited" by 1 user , + Add to Quicklist

North Wall of the Old City.jpg in Holy Land Mosaic - image gallery Proceeding eastward, the city wall surmounts the exposed bedrock of the Antonia ridge. Note the huge piles of oranges lining the approach to Damascus Gate. (The American Colony/ Matson Collection) By Tom Powers on Dec. 26 2006 47 View(s) , + Add to Quicklist

GOOGLE EARTH view of the Ecole Biblique & vicinity.jpg in Holy Land Mosaic - image gallery At the top (north), the large buildings in a zigzag configuration within a wooded compound are St. Stephens Convent (the Ecole Biblique). At the bottom, where the streets converge in a "V" at the north wall of the Old City, is Damascus Gate. The small wooded compound in the very center is the Garden Tomb. By Tom Powers on Jan. 8 2007 87 View(s) , + Add to Quicklist

Ecole Biblique - St. Stephen's Convent in Links to interesting web-sites The Ecole Biblique (French Biblical and Archaeological School) a.k.a. St. Stephen's Convent is a Dominican institution founded in the 1880s. Located just north of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, it is also the place where I have lived and worked as a volunteer since 2005. By Tom Powers on Oct. 29 2007 Source: http://ebaf.edu 39 View(s) ,