Eastern portion of the southern wall of the temple mount.
South east wall of temple mount.
A jordanian team of engineers recommended replacing or resetting most of the stones in the affected area.
The area of the southern wall of temple mount was exposed in the 1970s and it uncovered streets shops staircase and gates.
There is a straight joint in the east wall where the hasmonian wall ends and the extended southeast corner begins which means the old wall probably took a 90 degree turn towards the west at that point.
The temple mount courtyard and the southern wall the wall from the south eastern corner to the south western at mount zion is 1100 m long.
At the south west corner of the temple mount there are stones that were installed here some 2000 years ago and were uncovered in the 1990s.
The southeast corner of the temple mount was a steep hill before these terraced compartments were added to create the corner.
The dotted black line across the surface is how far the hasmoneans extended the temple mount to the south.
A view of the south wall of the temple mount from the mount of olives.
He then walled this area in increasing the size of the city to also include the temple.
Its eastern wall and the eastern half of its southern wall form part of the city wall on those sides.
Ben dov disclosed signs of five periods.
Deep valleys now partly filled by debris run outside the walls northeast east south west thus separating the temple mount from and elevating it above its surroundings both inside and outside the city.
Since 1967 when the israelis took control of eastern jerusalem extensive excavation has been done in this area called the ophel south of the temple mount.
The southern wall hebrew.
The southern wall is a wall at the southern end of the temple mount and the former southern side of the second temple also called herod s temple in jerusalem.
הכותל הדרומי hakotel hadromi is a wall at the southern end of the temple mount and the former southern side of the second temple also called herod s temple in jerusalem.
This portion of the east wall also serves as the east side of the temple mount wall.
The dotted white line across the surface of the temple mount indicates where solomon s platform 500 cubits by 500 cubits would have ended in the south.
A labeled model of the south wall of the temple mount as it appeared in 66 ad.
We shall start our today tour at the commercial zone at the edge of the southern wall.
It was built during king herod s expansion of the temple mount platform southward on to the ophel.
Plenty of room for solomon to build his own palace and royal area.
In february 2004 the eastern wall of the mount was damaged by an earthquake.
It was built during king herod s expansion of the temple mount platform southward on to the ophel.
