Bab Sharqi
The eastern section of the Street Called Straight, from the Roman Monumental Arch to the Bab Sharqi (or eastern gate - seen here) is called Sharee al Mustaqueem, which is the Arabic word for 'straight', but is also known as the Suq et-Tawil, which means 'the long market'.
To the left of the street can be seen a line of what look like door knobs and a line of larger things, that look like bollards to prevent parking. The bollards are in fact the stumps of the pillars that formed the Roman colonnade that once lined both sides of the street.
The Bab Sharqi (Bab means gate) is the most complete of the seven ancient gates in the old city's walls. Like most Roman gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians. The minaret was built at the time of Nur ad-Din (a devoted enemy of the crusaders), in the 13th century.
Bab Sharqi
The eastern section of the Street Called Straight, from the Roman Monumental Arch to the Bab Sharqi (or eastern gate - seen here) is called Sharee al Mustaqueem, which is the Arabic word for 'straight', but is also known as the Suq et-Tawil, which means 'the long market'.
To the left of the street can be seen a line of what look like door knobs and a line of larger things, that look like bollards to prevent parking. The bollards are in fact the stumps of the pillars that formed the Roman colonnade that once lined both sides of the street.
The Bab Sharqi (Bab means gate) is the most complete of the seven ancient gates in the old city's walls. Like most Roman gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians. The minaret was built at the time of Nur ad-Din (a devoted enemy of the crusaders), in the 13th century.