معبد دوم اورشلیم

Also known as Herod's Temple

Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between c. 516 BCE and 70 CE

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The Second Temple was a Jewish religious structure built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem around 516 BCE and destroyed in 70 CE, serving as the central place of worship for Jewish people during that period. It matters because it was the focal point of Jewish religious and community life for over 500 years and its destruction marked a major turning point in Jewish history.

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Key facts

Affiliation: Judaism
Region: Land of Israel
Deity: Yahweh
Leadership: High Priest of Israel
Location: Temple Mount
Municipality: Jerusalem
State: Yehud Medinata (first), Judaea (last)
Country: Achaemenid Empire (first), Roman Empire (last)
Founder: Zerubbabel ; refurbished by Herod the Great
Completed: c. 516 BCE (original), c. 18 CE (Herodian)
Destroyed: 70 CE ( Roman siege )
Height max: c. 46 metres (151 ft)
Materials: Jerusalem limestone
Excavation dates: 1930, 1967, 1968, 1970–1978, 1996–1999, 2007
Archaeologists: Charles Warren , Benjamin Mazar , Ronny Reich , Eli Shukron , Yaakov Billig
Present day site: Dome of the Rock
Public access: Limited; see Temple Mount entry restrictions