Jerusalem - Muristan Market
Jerusalem. At the end of the 19th century a modern marketplace was built to the west of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is called the Muristan, meaning hospital in Persian, a reminder of the Order of the Knights Hopitallers, who controlled this area during the Crusader period. The Knights of the Order built three monasteries here, as well as hospices for monks and a market which was mostly covered by domes supported by columns and arches. Some of the columns that supported the arches are still standing today. During the Mameluke period following Saladin’s conquest of the city at the end of the 12th century the market was destroyed and remained abandoned until the 19th century, when it was rebuilt by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.
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