built by King Solomon, in which to worship God, according to Jewish tradition — which stood just a few hundred yards away on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Archaeologists discovered the structure on ...

aka “Solomon’s Temple,” during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (circa 586 BCE). According to Ezra I and II Chronicles 36:22, Persian king Cyrus the Great, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire ...

This model looks northeast toward the Temple. To the left is the Antonia Fortress, to the right is Solomon's Portico. In the Center is the Holy of Holies. Robinson's Arch is visible in the nearest ...