Jerusalem during the Second Temple period describes the history of the city during the existence there of the Second Temple, from the return to Zion under Cyrus the Great to the siege and destruction
Holyland Model of Jerusalem at the Israel Museum, depicts the city of Jerusalem, circa early first century CE. Looking west, with the Susa gate in the foreground wall in front of the Temple.
Cyrus the Great allows the Jews to return to Zion. Jean Fouquet, 1470.
Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jerusalem. Sebastiano Conca, circa 1750.
Jason's Tomb
Temple Mount
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The Temple Mount is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem. Once the site of two successive Temples in Jerusalem, it is now home to the Islamic compound known as al-Aqsa, which includes the al-Aqsa Mosqu
Aerial view of the Temple Mount
Picture showing what is presumed to be the Foundation Stone, or a large part of it
c.300,000 Muslims praying at Ramadan, 1996