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{{quote|Modern-day Jerusalem is completely walled off from what is known as Old Town. Only seven gates connect the old and new sections. The walls and gates were constructed around 1537 by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, as security against invading hordes. The Dasmascus Gate is the largest and most impressive of the city's gates, reaching nearly 46 feet high. Its name comes from the fact that its entrance faces Damascus. This gate also serves to separate the Christian and Moslem Quarters.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
{{quote|Modern-day Jerusalem is completely walled off from what is known as Old Town. Only seven gates connect the old and new sections. The walls and gates were constructed around 1537 by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, as security against invading hordes. The Dasmascus Gate is the largest and most impressive of the city's gates, reaching nearly 46 feet high. Its name comes from the fact that its entrance faces Damascus. This gate also serves to separate the Christian and Moslem Quarters.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
 
The '''{{wp|Damascus Gate}}''' is a gate and a landmark appearing in [[Jerusalem]], Israel.<ref>{{cite|url=jerusalemfoundation.org/old-project/damascus-gate/|title=Damascus Gate|accessdate=September 6, 2024}}</ref> It appears in the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' as a landmark stolen by a [[Koopa Troopa]], closing the site until [[Luigi]] returns it to the [[curator]], earning a reward of 1540 [[bill|dollars]].
The '''{{wp|Damascus Gate}}''' (Arabic: '''باب العامود''', ''Bāb al-ʿĀmūd''; Hebrew: '''שַׁעַר שְׁכֶם''', ''Sha'ar Shkhem''), also known as '''Nablus Gate''' and the '''Gate of the Pillar''', is gate that opens onto Nablus Road, leading to the city of Nablus. It was constructed upon the remains of the built ancient gates since the Second Temple Period.<ref>{{cite|url=https://jerusalemfoundation.org/old-project/damascus-gate/|title=Damascus Gate|accessdate=September 6, 2024}}</ref> It is located in [[Jerusalem]], Israel.
 
In the PC versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'', a Koopa Troopa stole the '''Damascus Gate''' itself, forcing the site to close. Until Luigi returns the gate to the [[curator]], they will reward him 1540 [[bill|dollars]].


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[[File:Damascus Gate MIMCD.png|thumb|Stock photo in ''Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe'']]
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Latest revision as of 06:47, September 19, 2024

Damascus Gate
Damascus Gate in Mario is Missing!
Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe (1994)
Greater location Jerusalem
“Modern-day Jerusalem is completely walled off from what is known as Old Town. Only seven gates connect the old and new sections. The walls and gates were constructed around 1537 by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, as security against invading hordes. The Dasmascus Gate is the largest and most impressive of the city's gates, reaching nearly 46 feet high. Its name comes from the fact that its entrance faces Damascus. This gate also serves to separate the Christian and Moslem Quarters.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Damascus Gate is a gate and a landmark appearing in Jerusalem, Israel.[1] It appears in the PC versions of Mario is Missing! as a landmark stolen by a Koopa Troopa, closing the site until Luigi returns it to the curator, earning a reward of 1540 dollars.

Item information[edit]

Damascus Gate in Mario is Missing!
Damascus Gate in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
Stock photo in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe
Person Quote
PC version
Boy "Eight great gates lead into the old city, this one to the north, is described as the most pretty."
Tourist "I was strolling down Nablus Road in the Arab zone and whoa, I saw that, it's the Gate of the Column."
Reporter "It once led to the road to Damascus…it is the most ornate of the eight other gates."
Scientist "Can you say crenelated? That stands 45 feet high and was built in the 1500s."
Police officer "Finally, the Damascus Gate, now we can celebrate! How about a falafel?"

Questions[edit]

To prove the gate's authenticity, Luigi must answer two of the following questions:

  • Damascus gate was ordered built by:
    • King Herrod
    • Old town residents
    • Suleiman the Magnificent
    • Ottoman invaders
  • The Damascus Gate separates:
    • Damascus from Israel
    • Christian and Moslem quarters of Jerusalem
    • the men from the boys

References[edit]

  1. ^ Damascus Gate. Retrieved September 6, 2024.