Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18

onnadc tsome Of the columns are still TO be
found. a building with a broad front of
triangular shape and red roof is found.
This Is The Martyrium'' of Constantine,
great church of that period. Then we see
a yellow dome. This is the church of AN
astasius." Following the colonnade TO the
end we find a gate. But there are three
other gates around it. leading southwark.
This is evidently n remnant of the ancient
first vail. the FEWER quarter having been
included by the wall of Hadrian. Zion and
Sloan can be reached by the gates alone
being beyond the wall. After passing
through the gate we are in Zion. and this
is mace all the more certain by the street
which bagins at The gate of Joppa." IL
mas no column s, but is mark ed i'm white
and yellow the mosaic. IL starts due
east. then turns ard runs parallel to the
main street, leading up to a large building
| ana then apparently turning TO the west.
Today the street which begins at the "Da-
mascus gate, after having passed st
Sepuichre" on the right. continues as far
as the wall. parallel to the street from the
Joppa gate and passes through the
American quarter, both streets meeting OPP
posite the Zion or Neby Daoud gate
Inc large building i'm the extreme SOUTH
between the ancient wall and the later ad-
dlCon. can be nothing but the Church of
Zlon or The Last Supper" But there is
still another church in this section. and
Judging by its location and proportions. it
can be none other than the MAGNIFICENT
bas.lica of St. Mary, the wonder of Jus
tinian's time. Returning to the gate and
passing out through. we find the palace of
tontius Plate, or the place where il stood.
Tor Mr.. Lagrange does not think that st
Mary's" is to be identified Herewith for tt
stands OH a hill. while. according to the
bes+ authority, the house was in the VAL
ley.
Solves Many Problems.
This mosaic seems to solve the yexed
question Of the location of the ancient
'praetorium.'' which is placed by this
writer in the space between the two col
onnades. This is apparently not a church
and there is church northeast Of st. Sep
ulchre
1t is remarkable that the general oor-
respondence between this ancient mosaic
arc the Jerusalem of today is most
marked, even Though not exact, for many
changes have taken place in that city dur
ing the last LOO years. The city is still
divided by long street running north and
south. having st. Sepulchre on the west A
street is stu tn be found running toward
tne southeast, with a fork at the Austrian
hospital one continuation running sorth
the other east. The arch "Ecce Homo
was probably located at V. having been
an arch OF triumph and not SO massive as
the towers at the gates. The temple wall
unfortunately does not appear in the mo-
sane. The striking correspondence of the
DIVISION into three quarters the upper. the
lower and western: St. Sepulchre south of
lis eastern gate and north of the western.
the western gate having its tower tn the
south and being on a line with a church
now replaced by the mosque Electqsa: the
Snurcn OF Zion on line with that of the
resurrection, but farther west: the column
giving the modern name to the northerlv
gate: all seem to point to the caro- ana
eAacthess with which this mosaic was
Indoe ana us great value as an historic
monument settling more than one yexed
question.