Tomb of Absalom

Tomb of Absalom (Hebrew: Yad Avshalom, יד אבשלום ) in Jerusalem, located below the large Jewish cemetery east of Old Town, is a fully carved out of the rock grave from the 1st century BC.

On the square base ionic half-columns with Doric frieze are based. The 20 -meter high monument is completely free and is completely cut down to base height from the rock. What is above the Decorated in the form of an Egyptian cavetto cornice, is built of stones house.

The Jewish tradition wrote the tomb long time Absalom, son of King David, too. Since this had risen against his father 's grave for centuries was thrown at passing Jews with stones. It is now known that the grave, if only because of the much later date, the grave can not be Absalom.

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31.77695835.238958Koordinaten: 31 ° 46 ' 37 "N, 35 ° 14' 20" E

• Geography (Jerusalem)
• Ancient Tomb
• Rock architecture
• Built in the 1st century BC