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Cardo Review
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Cardo
- Address: Jewish Quarter Rd., Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem
- Category: Archaeological Sites
- Location: Jewish Quarter
Fodor's Review:
In AD 135, the Roman emperor Hadrian built his town of Aelia Capitolina on the ruins of Jerusalem, an urban plan essentially preserved in the Old City of today. The cardo maximus (the generic name for the city's main street) began at the strategic Damascus Gate, in the north, where sections of the road have been unearthed. With the Christianization of the Roman Empire in the 4th century, access to Mt. Zion and its important Christian sites became a priority, and the main street was eventually extended into today's Jewish Quarter. The original width – today you see only half – was 73 feet, about the width of an eight-lane highway.
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