Exhibit 42a- Mighty Walls. The walls of the Bais HaMikdash are mighty, not only in their spiritual powers, but also their physical weight and strength. The great walls exert a pressure of over half a million pounds per square foot.…
Category: 06 – EASTERN WALL GALLERY
Room 41 – The “Line” in the Wall, What Does it Mean?
Exhibit 41a- The Line in the Wall. To the right of the arch stones, there is a vertical line in the wall. The stones to the left of the line are quite different from the stone to the right of…
Room 40 – The Mysterious Eastern Archway
Exhibit 40a- Mysterious Arch. On the southern portion of the Eastern Wall are some stones springing out, very similar to Robinson’s Arch stones. In fact it is directly across from Robinson’s Arch. (See Room 19.) This arch also supported a…
Room 39 – The Shushan Gate, a Hidden Gateway Mentioned in the Mishna
Exhibit 39a- Tombs of the Mercy Gate. In ages past there was a great epidemic in Jerusalem. Many Moslems died and they were buried in a mass grave in front of the Mercy Gate. Over the years, the bodies decomposed…
Room 37 – Southeastern Corner, the largest expanse that can be seen of original Temple stones
Exhibit 37a- Western Wall. There are three types of building stones found in the Kossel. The bottom seven layers are great Herodian blocks. These are from the original wall of Har HaBayis, built by Hurdos (King Herod). The blocks are…