Exhibit 38a- The Eastern Wall. In the bottom center of the photo is the southeastern corner of Har HaBayis. The Southern Wall goes off to the left and the Eastern Wall of Har Habayis goes off to the right. Just…
Category: 05 – SOUTHERN WALL GALLERY
Room 36 – The Southern Stairway, the Main Stairway of the Bais HaMikdash
Exhibit 36a- Southern Wall. By the middle of the 19th century, the level of the earth had risen quite high in the area of the Southern Wall, completely burying the remains of the Southern Walkway and the Southern Steps. Exhibit…
Room 34 – The Single Gate, a gateway that led into the “basement” of the Bais HaMikdash
Exhibit 34a- The Single Gate. Near the right edge of the Southern Wall is a Single Gateway. This was not part of the Bais Hamikdash. It was built by the Crusaders as an entranceway into the “basement” of the Temple.…
Room 33 – The Double Gate, the main exit of the Bais HaMikdash
Exhibit 33a- Southern Wall in Temple Times. The main exit from the Bais HaMikdash was the Double Gate. Exhibit 33b- Crusader Tower. The Crusaders built a guard tower against the Southern Wall. This tower blocks 1 1/2 of the Double…
Room 32 – The Triple Gate, the main entrance into the Bais HaMikdash
Exhibit 32a- Southern Wall. The drawing shows the Southern Wall of Har HaBayis as it looked in the time of the Bais Hamikdash. Note the location of the Triple Gate and the Double Gate. Exhibit 32b- Triple Gate Today. This…
Room 31 – Stores Along the Southern wall
Exhibit 31a- Stores. Supporting the Southern walkway were a series of stores, built against the Southern Wall of Har HaBayis. Exhibit 31b- Ruins of the stores. Inside each store was an arched stall. This photo shows the remains of one…
Room 30 – Homes, the remains of homes and their artifacts found in the shadow of the Temple’s southern wall
Exhibit 30a- Ancient Home. In the shadow of the Southern Wall of Har HaBayis, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of dozens of ancient homes. Exhibit 30b- Ruins. These ruins span a period of over a thousand years, from the beginning…
Room 28 – Mikvas
Exhibit 28a- The Great Mikva. Near the Southern Wall of Har HaBayis are a multitude of mikva’os. This mikva is the largest, capable of holding ten of thousands of gallons of water. Exhibit 28b- Domed Mikva. Most of the mikva’os…
Room 27 – General view
Exhibit 27a- The Southern Wall. This view shows the entire expanse of the Southern Wall of Har HaBayis. This wall, like the Western Wall, was built by Herod (Hurdos) a few years before the beginning of the common era. Since…