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[[File:Damascus Gate MIMDOS.png| | {{location infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Damascus Gate MIMDOS.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from the MS-DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'' | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' (1993) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]'' (1994) | |||
|greater_location=[[Jerusalem]] | |||
}} | |||
{{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}}''' | |||
== Item information == | == Item information == | ||
[[File:Damascus Gate item MIMDOS.png|thumb]] | [[File:Damascus Gate item MIMDOS.png|frame]] | ||
[[File:Damascus Gate MIMCD.png|thumb|Stock photo in ''Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe'']] | |||
{{MIM info header}} | {{MIM info header}} | ||
{{MIMPC info | {{MIMPC info | ||
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** '''Christian and Moslem quarters of Jerusalem''' | ** '''Christian and Moslem quarters of Jerusalem''' | ||
** the men from the boys | ** the men from the boys | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Ger=Das Damaskus-Tor | |||
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=April 21, 2025}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{MIM}} | {{MIM}} | ||
[[Category:Doors]] | |||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! items]] | [[Category:Mario is Missing! items]] | ||
[[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] | [[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, April 21, 2025
| Damascus Gate | |
|---|---|
 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
| Person | Quote |
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| PC version | |
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"Eight great gates lead into the old city, this one to the north, is described as the most pretty." |
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"I was strolling down Nablus Road in the Arab zone and whoa, I saw that, it's the Gate of the Column." |
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"It once led to the road to Damascus…it is the most ornate of the eight other gates." |
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"Can you say crenelated? That stands 45 feet high and was built in the 1500s." |
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"Finally, the Damascus Gate, now we can celebrate! How about a falafel?" |
Questions
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
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Das Damaskus-Tor[2] | - |
References
- ^ Damascus Gate. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved April 21, 2025.
