Southern Wall of the Temple Mount

Robinson’s Arch, 1865
- A first-century street which was covered by stones thrown by the Romans off the Temple Mount.
- The Place of the Trumpeting, 4 CE – A stone with the inscription “to the place of trumpeting.”
- A flight of stairs leading to the main entrance of the Temple Mount
- Double and triple gates providing access to the Temple Mount. Above the Double Gate is an inscription mentioning Hadrian’s son (138 CE).
- Numerous ritual baths (mikvaot) for purifying oneself before entering the Temple Mount.
- Robinson’s Arch. Discovered by Edward Robinson in 1838, this arch supported a flight of stairs leading to the Temple Mount.
- Jewish Virtual Library- Robinson’s Arch
- Jerusalem Archaeological Park
- BiblePlaces.com- Southern Temple Mount
- Solomon’s Stables and the Southern Gates
- The Place of the Trumpeting, 4 CE
- Double Gate, 661-750 CE
- Architectural History of Jerusalem, Charles Warren and Claude Reigner Conder, The Survey of Western Palestine, Palestine Exploration Fund, London, 1884.
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