Note (14) — 40.—Of Jherusalem and of the Holy Sepulchre.
J. Buchan (John Buchan) Telfer translation
(14.) “A beautiful castle which was built by the king-sultan.”—This citadel on the western side of the mount was constructed during the Crusades by the Pisans, the tower of David which formed a part of it being of more ancient date. Daniel and others considered it a formidable fortification.—Bruun.