The Bab al-Silsila Sabil (سبيل باب السلسله), that abuts the wall of al-Turba al-Sa'diyya to the west, and faces the square of Bab al-Silsila, is only 7m from the Chain Gate of al-Haram al-Sharif (of the same name). It is considered as one of the most beautiful fountains, because it is decorated with Islamic motifs and high-level architecture.
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The water basin measures 202 cm long and 25 cm high, with a tap for the flow of the water. After the restoration of the monuments in the 19th century, the basin was replaced by a royal Ottoman basin, the original moved to the Louvre in Paris in 1866. The dedication inscription is in the middle of the Sabil structure below the rosette, originally consisting of 13 lines, today only 9 remain.