Friday, April 4, 2014

30) Remnants of the four Herodian entrances to the Second Jerusalem Temple from the west side. Named after the explorers who worked in Jerusalem in the late 1800s.

It is believed that two of these gates (Wilson's and Robinson's) connected to the surface of the Temple through a tunnel and the remaining two (Warren's and Barclay's) used underground staircases.

Warren's Gate

Wilson's Arch

Barclay's Gate

The yellow arrow marks the original massive lintel (weighs approximately 50 tons) of the Barclay's Gate from first century BC. Above the building right to this lintel is the passage to Mugrabi Gate, the only entrance for non-Muslim's into Temple Mount today. The remaining 10 gates to Temple Mount are accessible only to Muslims.

Robinson's Arch

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