The Jaffa Gate is one of seven, main entrances into the Old City of Jerusalem, and specifically opens into the Christian Quarter. The gate is named after the port city of Jaffa, where pilgrims would arrive on their trip to the Holy City.
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| The Jaffa Gate |
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| Above the Gate |
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| The Arabic inscription praises Allah and his prophet Ibrahim |
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| The flag flies over the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the home and offices of the Roman Catholic Archbishop over Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and Cyprus. |
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| The Tower of David (to the right of the Jaffa Gate) |
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| The Tower of David is to the left, with the steeple of the Armenian Cathedral of St. James to the right |
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| Pigeons on Patrol |
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