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South view of all the construction area. On the southeastern section many trees have been uprooted for the planned construction.
Northeastern View

Southeastern view. At the top the new pit is seen. South from it there is some new paving
4. South view at the Golden Gate. On the top right the building of new structures is seen.
A construction container and mechanical construction equipment. On the left a new structure is seen.
A new structure that is currently in construction. . It's location is about 70m west from the eastern wall.
A roof of one of the few containers that were recently placed on the Mount.
A truck near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A view of a wing in the Temple Institute, housing the golden Incense Altar, silver trumpets and other vessels.
A Wakf worker is seen downloading some metal bars for a scaffolding.
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An exhibition hall in the Temple Institute.
Ancient pillars, columns and more stones were filtered out from the debris and are kept on the Mount. The Waqf is not allowing archaeologist to examine these relics.
Ancient stones ready to be re-cut by the stone-saw on the right.
Another architectural stone in the new dump.
Cluster of large masonry stones from the new dump.
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Construction near the entrance of ‘Solomon Stables'. In the center of the picture a pillar capital can be seen.
Construction work near the eastern wall of the Temple Mount.
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Excavatins near the Western Wall.
Excavations at the southwest corner of the Temple Mount (in foreground) and the Wailing Wall.
Southwest Corner of The Temple Mount and what is thought to be the Pinnacle of the Temple
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Gold and silver-plated ram's horns were blown in the Holy Temple. On Rosh HaShana, a golden shofar was blown; on fast-days, a shofar of silver was blown.
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Heaps of marble pillars that were part of an ancient structure that was dismantled by the Wakf.
Heaps of stones from the structure that was dismantled. These stones are waiting to be cut by the stone saw in the next picture.
Here you can see some construction materials on a platform in the eastern section of the Mount.
Hundreds of paving stone were entered to the Mount, in spite of the directions given by Police Minister, Uzi Landau, to prevent the entrance of any construction materials.
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In the middle of the image scaffolding and a rope.
In these pictures the piles of stones can be seen. The pictures were taken from the closest location one can get near by the stones. 2.
In these pictures the piles of stones can be seen. The pictures were taken from the closest location one can get near by the stones. 3.
In these pictures the piles of stones can be seen. The pictures were taken from the closest location one can get near by the stones.
In this picture the paving north to the new mosque is in an advanced stage. More trees have been uprooted, especially in the area west of the new pavement.
Inscription on the case of the two sacrificial knives.
Two knives to be used for preparing sacrifices to be offered on the altar in the Holy Temple.
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Many ancient masonry stones. The one in the middle (with a black plastic bag on it) seems interesting. It needs some checking to determine what it is.
Many piles of stone and debris are spread around the eastern side of the Temple Mount.
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Marble Artifacts.
New paving construction near the Dome of the Rock.
Northern view of an arched that has remained from the previous structure, before it was dismantled.
One aspect of the daily service of the menorah required the priests to clean the seven individual cups of the candelabra. A special vessel which included tongs and brush was utilized for this task.
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Pilaster of Robinson's Arch and paved street.
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Remains of the Roman bridge on Nahal Taninim.
Remembrance-Stones.
Ritual bath dating to the second Temple period.
Ritual Bath.
Robinson's Arch.
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Secondary Cardo and Ayyubid Gate.
Silver altar cup and golden flask.
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Sniper near Bethlehem.
Solid wall to support a vault.
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Stone Collapse.
Temple Mount Artifacts.
The Alter.
The ancient stones after they have been re-cut to modern building blocks, and are used for construction in the Eastern section of the Mount.
The Construction of the Breastplate of the High Priest.
The garments of the ordinary priests and the loom.
The huge stone saw. It is located in a warehouse building near the ramp of the Dome of the Rock, from its east side.
The IAA sifted these stones from the Temple Mount debris in the Kidron valley. Their findings haven't been officially published yet. Meanwhile they are kept at the IAA building's backyard.
The inscription in situ and you will see and rejoice.
The Insense.
The new dump is in the foreground of the photograph and the earlier dump is in the background. One can see the striking difference in the texture of the earth.
The new sewer can be seen in this photograph. The earth dug from the sewer covers the rubble dumped from the Temple Mount.
The Paved Street and collapse of Herodian stones.
The remains of previous structure being renovated.
The southwestern corner of the Temple Mount.
The Table of Showbread.
The western part of the new mosque entrance (the pit).
These piles of sand were probably brought to the Mount for paving work.
These two pictures show the last section of eastern vault before it was partly disassembled.
This area was full of trees, but now it was prepared for new construction.
This bulge began to appear since the beginning of the construction in the ‘sollomon stables'2.
This bulge began to appear since the beginning of the construction in the ‘sollomon stables'.
This is a south view from north of the Golden gate. In this picture many construction materials can be seen. All the area from this location south to Solomon's Stables is closed to visitors.
This is one of the vessels which the High Priest used on Yom Kippur.
This stately marble pillar was hidden behind the Alaqsa mosque. We have no idea where it came from.
This vault was a northern continuation of the Solomon Stables substructure vaults, which we didn't know about previous the Waqf's dig.
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Tractor transporting ancient stones to the location of the stone-saw.
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Two views of the famed red heifer 'Melody,' born here in the north of Israel several years ago.
Ummayad Palace.
Waling Wall.
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