Hezekiah's Tunnel

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cave
gptkbp:academic_programs cutting through bedrock
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:King_Hezekiah
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Siloam_Pool
gptkb:Gihon_Spring
gptkbp:constructed_in 8th century BC
defense purposes
gptkbp:cultural_significance Jewish heritage
gptkbp:discharge gptkb:Siloam_Pool
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:features gptkb:inscriptions
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:historical_significance ancient engineering
Biblical history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hezekiah's Tunnel
gptkbp:influenced_by ancient engineering practices
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:scholars
gptkbp:length approximately 533 meters
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:King_Hezekiah
gptkbp:notable_for its historical context
its length
its archaeological findings
its inscriptions
its connection to Gihon Spring
its connection to Siloam Pool
its construction technique
its role in ancient Jerusalem
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:City_of_David
ancient water system
gptkbp:preserved_by archaeological conservation efforts
gptkbp:purpose water supply
gptkbp:related_to Assyrian siege
gptkbp:type rock-cut tunnel
gptkbp:used_by ancient Jerusalem inhabitants
gptkbp:visitors tourists
gptkbp:water_source gptkb:Gihon_Spring
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Muslim_Quarter
gptkb:City_of_David
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5