Holy Lands Gallery

Southern Wall Excavations

A replica of the inscription designating this spot (at the top of the temple mount) as the place of trumpeting

The remains of Robinson’s arch on the southern part of the Western Wall

A Miqvah. One of numerous ritual baths just south of the southern walls

Just to the left you can see the famous seam. The place where the temple mount was extended

Holes like this in the temple mount stones were probably used to transport the stones from the quarry

A wooden wheel used for transporting large stones from the quarry to the temple mount

This view of the steps shows that they were uneaven. Was it to cause pilgrims to look down in humility?

Remains of the original steps leading up to the temple mount

Rubble. Evidence from the destruction of the temple in AD 70

Stones like this caused the disciples to marvel

A wider look at the southern wall of the Temple mount in Jerusalem. Definitely one of my favorite places to visit

Evidence of stone reuse. The upside-down inscription indicates that this stone was recovered from another site and reused here