Temple Mount 13 Oct 2019 – 16 Oct 2019

The temple mount is the place where the Biblical temples were built, starting from King Solomon almost 3,000 years ago. The temple was built in 3 phases (Solomon, Zerubbabel, and Herod) and was destroyed by the Romans. The temple was never rebuilt again by the Jews, and replaced by the Muslim shrines in the 8th C AD which stand there today over the ruins of the base of the Roman period temple
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The Arabs conquered Jerusalem in 638AD, and Khalif Omar visited and prayed in the site in that year. The dome of the Rock shrine, with the large golden dome…
The golden Dome of the Rock is in the center. Behind it is Mount of Olives.
The Western Wall with the Temple Mount
After a landslide in 2004 left the earthen ramp leading to the politically sensitive access point known as the Mughrabi Gate unsafe and in danger of collapse,…
This is the only place from where non-Muslims can get access into Temple Mount
The Islamic museum is located on the western side of the Al-Aqsa. It was established in 1923 and transferred to this location in 1927. Corinthian capitals are…
The Al-Aqsa mosque, with its silver dome, is located on the southern wall.
Most religious Jews regard entry into the al-Aqsa compound (which they call the Temple Mount) as a violation of Jewish law. This restriction is based on the…
Church of Holy Sepulchre
Western Wall