Jerusalem 1887: The Earthquake That Reshaped the Old City

In 1887, a powerful earthquake struck Jerusalem, toppling minarets, cracking the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and triggering a building boom that reshaped the Old City and its surroundings. Lucas and Luna explore how the quake accelerated Ottoman reforms, prompted new construction outside the walls, and exposed the rivalries among Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities vying for control of sacred sites. They discuss the role of the German Kaiser, the rise of the first Jewish neighborhoods like Yemin Moshe, and the surprising ways seismic disaster opened Jerusalem to modernization. Drawing on contemporary accounts from Ottoman officials, European consuls, and local chroniclers, the episode reveals how a natural disaster became a catalyst for political and architectural change.

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