South East Wall Of Temple Mount

In february 2004 the eastern wall of the mount was damaged by an earthquake.

South east wall of temple mount.

A view of the south wall of the temple mount from the mount of olives. 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. In late 2002 a bulge of about 700 mm was reported in the southern retaining wall part of the temple mount. Its eastern wall and the eastern half of its southern wall form part of the city wall on those sides.

Eastern portion of the southern wall of the temple mount. 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. The dotted black line across the surface is how far the hasmoneans extended the temple mount to the south. 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. 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 recent excavations at the southern wall carried out by professor b. Ben dov disclosed signs of five periods.

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. The area of the southern wall of temple mount was exposed in the 1970s and it uncovered streets shops staircase and gates. It was built during king herod s expansion of the temple mount platform southward on to the ophel. 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. 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. We shall start our today tour at the commercial zone at the edge of the southern wall. He then walled this area in increasing the size of the city to also include the temple.

By eilat mazar above the gihon spring and the south wall of the temple mount is around 600 or so feet. The southern wall hebrew. The southeast corner of the temple mount was a steep hill before these terraced compartments were added to create the corner. 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.