<P> In 1517 , Jerusalem was taken over by the Ottoman Empire and enjoyed a period of renewal and peace under Suleiman the Magnificent , including the construction of the walls of what is now known as the Old City of Jerusalem ( although some foundations were remains of genuine antique walls ) . The rule of Suleiman and subsequent Ottoman Sultans brought an age of `` religious peace '' ; Jew , Christian and Muslim enjoyed freedom of religion and it was possible to find a synagogue , a church and a mosque on the same street . The city remained open to all religions , although the empire 's faulty management after Suleiman the Magnificent meant economical stagnation . </P>
<P> In 1517 , Jerusalem was taken over by the Ottoman Empire and enjoyed a period of renewal and peace under Suleiman the Magnificent , including the construction of the walls of what is now known as the Old City of Jerusalem ( although some foundations were remains of genuine antique walls ) . The rule of Suleiman and subsequent Ottoman Sultans brought an age of `` religious peace '' ; Jew , Christian and Muslim enjoyed freedom of religion and it was possible to find a synagogue , a church and a mosque on the same street . The city remained open to all religions , although the empire 's faulty management after Suleiman the Magnificent meant economical stagnation . </P>
when did the ottoman empire take over jerusalem
when did the ottoman empire take over jerusalem
1517
1517