1982 Jerusalem Poster, The Jaffa Gate, by Jossi Stern, watercolour painting of Old City Walls, Travel tourism wall art decor

This busy original 1982 poster shows The Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem and is by Jossi Stern. It's a beautiful watercolour of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, showing city life in bright, pale colours, mixing the antiquity of the architecture of the walls with the modern life buzzing around it.
Offset poster
Published by The Israel Tourism Administration.
Printed by Yarom Printing Press, Herzlia
Artist: Jossi Stern
Dimensions: 38.5 in x 26.5 in (98 cm x 68 cm)
Condition: some rough edges, some white marks on edges, see photos.

Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south. The old gate has the shape of a medieval gate tower with an L-shaped entryway, which was secured at both ends (north and east) with heavy doors. The L-shape of the historical gateway was a classical defensive measure designed to slow oncoming attackers, with its outer gate oriented in the direction of Jaffa Road, from which travellers including pilgrims arrived at the end of their journey from the port of Jaffa.

The Old City of Jerusalem is the walled area in East Jerusalem. The Old City is today divided into four uneven quarters, in a tradition which may have begun with an 1840s British map of the city; these are the Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Armenian Quarter, and the Jewish Quarter. A fifth area, the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa or Haram al-Sharif, is home to the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and was once the site of the Jewish Temple. The Old City's current walls and city gates were built by the Ottoman Empire from 1535 to 1542 under Suleiman the Magnificent. The Old City is home to several sites of key importance and holiness to the three major Abrahamic religions: the Temple Mount and the Western Wall for Judaism, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christianity, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Islam.
The Old City, along with its walls, was added to the World Heritage Site list of UNESCO in 1981.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn or stained. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the vintage charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters, with vibrant colours can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

These posters are sent as unframed. They will be delivered in a cardboard tube for protection.

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