The Bible describes Jesus ' tomb as being outside the city wall, as was normal for burials across the ancient world, which were regarded as unclean, but the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is in the heart of Hadrian's city, well within the Old City walls, which were built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538 Some have claimed that the city had been much narrower in Jesus ' time, with the site then having been outside the walls ; since Herod Agrippa ( 41 – 44 ) is recorded by history as extending the city to the north ( beyond the present northern walls ), the required repositioning of the western wall is traditionally attributed to him as well.

" High details that in this realm Hel has " great Mansions " with extremely high walls and immense gates, a hall called Éljúðnir, a dish called " Hunger ," a knife called " Famine ," the servant Ganglati ( Old Norse " lazy walker "), the serving-maid Ganglöt ( also " lazy walker "), the entrance threshold " Stumbling-block ," the bed " Sick-bed ," and the curtains " Gleaming-bale.

Cordwain, once a synonym of cordovan ( through Old French cordewan ) meaning " from Córdoba " describes painted or gilded embossed leather hangings manufactured in panels and assembled for covering walls as an alternative to tapestry.

However, the other walls were moved when the Old Light was constructed in 1819.

Suleiman also restored the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem city walls ( which are the current walls of the Old City of Jerusalem ), renovated the Kaaba in Mecca, and constructed a complex in Damascus.

Numerous buildings and other constructions, including the city walls along the boulevard, are illuminated at night, creating an impressive effect-probably unique among Polish cities with respect to the size of Toruń's Old Town and the scale of the illumination project itself.

Bulwar Filadelfijski ( Philadelphia Boulevard ), both a 2 km long street running mostly between Vistula River and walls of the Old Town, and the boulevard itself ( bearing the same name ), honours sister relationship with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For the most part, however, Kandinsky's paintings did not feature any human figures ; an exception is Sunday, Old Russia ( 1904 ), in which Kandinsky recreates a highly colourful ( and fanciful ) view of peasants and nobles in front of the walls of a town.

Schindler's grave is located on the mountainside below Zion Gate and the Old City walls.

Similarly, the Old English poem Seafarer speaks of the high stone walls that were the work of giants.

Pool of Siloam () ( Breikhat Hashiloah ) is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast.

During the reign of Hezekiah, the walls of the city were expanded westward, enclosing a previously unwalled suburb in the area now known as the Old City of Jerusalem, west of the Temple Mount.

The core area of the city is divided into the Old Town area within the old city walls, and the younger suburbs of St. Pierre, which are connected by a boulevard.

Old farm buildings may show the following signs of deterioration: rotting in timber-framed constructions due to damp, cracks in the masonry from movement of the walls, e. g. ground movement, roofing problems ( e. g. outward thrust of it, deterioration of purlins and gable ends ), foundation problems, penetration of tree roots ; lime mortar being washed away due to inadequate weather-protection.

The rich history of Leerdam can be found in well-kept historic buildings such as the Grote Kerk ( Great Church ), the Hofje van mevrouw van Aerden ( Mrs. Aerden Almshouses, now a museum ), the remaining and restored city walls on the Zuidwal and the Oude Raadhuis ( Old City Hall ).

The only extant city walls in North America are the historic ones in Old Quebec City, Canada.

Clay pipes were found in the earlier Old Saw premises in the walls and chimneys but, once exhumed, disintegrated.

The frescoes covering all the walls and ceiling are some of the best works of Romanesque / Byzantine art in Italy, and form a single iconographic scheme, which includes natural philosophy, saints, the Apocalypse, and the Old Testament Ark of the Covenant.

The British called for reinforcements and ran down the road to take cover behind the stone walls on the Old Kennett Meetinghouse grounds.

Military forts in the American Old West during the Indian Wars were often lightly fortified enclosures with log or adobe walls.

Unlike most English counties that were divided into hundreds, Yorkshire, being so large, was divided first into thrithjungar ( an Old Norse word meaning ' third parts '), which were called the three ridings ( East, North & West ) and, later, the City of York ( which lay within the city walls and was not part of any riding ).

More often than not, as the Old Grad wanders along the old paths, his memory of happy days when he strolled one of the paths with a coed beside him becomes an ache and a pain.

Old people who have long desisted from their outdoor work are often found to be as white as western men.

This is the position set out by the anti-democratic pamphlet known whose anonymous author is often called the Old Oligarch.

Old and disused church buildings can be seen as an interesting proposition for developers as the architecture and location often provide for attractive homes or city centre entertainment venues On the other hand, many newer Churches have decided to host meetings in public buildings such as schools, universities, cinemas < ref >

When transitioning from one date notation to another, people often write both Old Style and New Style dates.

In the Amharic Bible used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ( an Oriental Orthodox Church ), those books of the Old Testament that are still counted as canonical, but not by all other Churches, are often set in a separate section titled " Deeyutrokanoneekal " ( ዲዩትሮካኖኒካል ), which is the same word.

Genres like high fantasy, Westerns and science fiction space opera often have specific settings, such as a pseudo-Medieval European setting, the Old West, or outer space.

The 19th century gave rise to a style of gin referred to as Old Tom Gin, which is a sweeter style of gin, often containing sugar.

In the south was the British ( Brythonic ) Kingdom of Strathclyde, descendants of the peoples of the Roman influenced kingdoms of " The Old North ", often named Alt Clut, the Brythonic name for their capital at Dumbarton Rock.

A kenning ( ; derived from Old Norse ) is a type of literary trope, specifically circumlocution, in the form of a compound ( usually two words, often hyphenated ) that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun.

Old English poets often place a series of synonyms in apposition, and these may include kennings ( loosely or strictly defined ) as well as the literal referent: Hrōðgar maþelode, helm Scyldinga [...] “ Hrothgar, helm (= protector, lord ) of the Scyldings, said [...]” ( Beowulf 456 ).

Furthermore, the province, especially its northeastern part, was often raided by the Lithuanians, Rusyns, Yotvingians, and Old Prussians.

For Christians, Moses — mentioned more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure — is often a symbol of God's law, as reinforced and expounded on in the teachings of Jesus.

The apologia of the Southern churches was largely based in Old Testament scriptures, which often represent slavery as a part of the natural order of things.

In the Middle Irish period the name is often spelled Mórrígan with a lengthening diacritic over the ' o ', seemingly intended to mean " Great Queen " ( Old Irish mór, ' great '; this would derive from a hypothetical Proto-Celtic * Māra Rīganī-s ).

" often mixed into the unique Badger libation, the " brandy Old Fashioned sweet.

Old mines are often dangerous and can contain deadly gases.

These pitches are often used by Devonport High School for Boys and the Old Boys RFC.

The Vetus Latina (“ Old Latin ”) versions often contain readings with a Western type of text.

The continued spread of Christianity, and the foundation of national churches, led to the translation of the Bible — often beginning with books from the New Testament — into a variety of other languages at a relatively early date: Armenian, Georgian, Ethiopic, Persian, Soghdian, and eventually Gothic, Old Church Slavonic, Arabic, and Nubian.

These readings are most often part of an established lectionary ( i. e., selected texts to be read at church services on specific days ), and ( together with an Old Testament reading and a Psalm ) include a non-gospel reading from the New Testament and culminate with a Gospel reading.

Old Catholics often refer to the Church Father St. Vincent of Lerins and his saying: " We must hold fast to that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, and by all the Faithful.

The language is called “ Old Prussian ” to avoid confusion with the German dialects Low Prussian and High Prussian, and the adjective “ Prussian ”, which is also often used to relate to the later German state.