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Solomon's stables under the temple platform

Photographer
Date
  • 1900/1940
Description
  • When the temple was built, the summit of Mount Moriah was found not large enough for the building and its courts. The architects adopted the plan of building out the platform and resting it upon great walls reared up from the side of the mountain. We can descend by a series of steps into these vast substructions which are underneath the open court south of the Dome of the Rock. There are thirteen of these great vaults, including an area of 273 feet from east to west, and nearly 300 feet from north to south. They are called "Solomon's Stables" from a tradition of their use in ancient times. On the lower courses of the pillars a smooth band or drafting may be noticed. This is characteristic of very ancient work, and may indicate the foundations of these structures were laid by the Tyrian builders of Solomon's Temple. As we look upward to these arched roofs, let us remember that above them is the platform of the Temple area.
Work Type
Identifier
  • P217:08:31
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 13 - Mountains of Holy Land
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/27/2023
Collections

APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Underwood & Underwood http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85188904
2 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
3 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
4 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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