Known as Bab Al-Amud (Gate of the Column) in Arabic and Sha'ar Schem (Nablus Gate) in Hebrew. Located in the northern wall of Jerusalem's Old City, the Damascus Gate is one of main entranceways into the Muslim Quarter. The modern gate was built in 1542 by the Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/damascus-gate