Allenby enters Jerusalem via the Jaffa Gate
Israel - Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem. British general Edmund Allenby enters the Old City through the Jaffa Gate in 1917 on foot with other Allies, in a show of respect for the city. The British demolished buildings adjoining the city wall in 1944 in an attempt to preserve Jerusalem's historic vistas
Picture No
10638939
Media ID
46552746
Size
5336px x 3341px
(3.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1917
