Al-Franj: the Crusaders in the Levant / Culture in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||
“‘The height of this iron fence which encloses the rock is two fathoms.’” | ||||||||||||||||
Another contemporary historian and traveller, al-Hurawy (d. 611 / 1215) recalls seeing the Crusader metal grille around the rock: ‘I saw this rock at the time of the Franks; it was north of this dome [of the Aqsa Mosque] and was surrounded by an iron fence like a house is. The height of this iron fence which encloses the rock is two fathoms’. | ||||||||||||||||
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