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Even though King David started the work it was King Solomon , his son who built that famous temple.

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Where was the Great Synagogue that the Romans destroyed?

The Romans destroyed the Second Temple. It was on Temple Mount in Jerusalem .


Who destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem?

The First Temple built by Solomon was destroyed by the Babylonians. The Second Temple built by Herod the Great was destroyed by the Romans.


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The Luxor Temple and the Great Temple of Ramses II


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When was the wall of Jerusalem's Old City built?

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What did king Solomon do in Jerusalem?

King Solomon the son of King david built the great temple in Jerusalem.


Who was responsible for having a great temple built in Jerusalem a temple that was destoyed by the chaldeans and later republic?

solomon


Who had the great temple in Jerusalem built?

King David started the work, but king Solomon finished it.


Was King Solomon Temple built on Mount Mariah?

The First Temple (built by Solomon) and the Second Temple (built by Nehemiah under direction of Ezra, then greatly improved by Herod the Great) were built in the same location (Mount Zion/Mount Moriah) in Jerusalem.


Did King Solomon make Jerusalem?

No. Solomon was born in Jerusalem, and his father David conquered the city. It existed long before they did. However, Solomon built the Great Temple in Jerusalem.


Why do Jews love Israel?

Jews have a great love for Israel because its their home. Israel is the birthplace of their nation, bible, ancestors, and contains the resting/worship area of G-d (the Temple, Jerusalem).


Who is the one that built a temple in Jerusalem?

The First Temple was built under King Solomon (King Davis's son) and completed in BC 967. The Second Temple was built by Harod the Great and was started in BC 20 and was completed 46 yr later. The Wailing Wall is a part of the Harodian Temple.


Where was the great temple jesus?

Your question is ambigious. Jesus said our body is His temple.


What King in the bible was the first to build a temple in Israel?

Solomon built the first temple. This temple was destroyed by the Romans but later rebuilt.King Solomon, son of David built the first temple. It was destroyed in B.C. 587. After the seventy year captivity Zerubbabel returned and began to rebuild the temple in B.C. 536, but it was not until B.C. 516 that the temple was complete. After that Herod the Great expanded and took some of it down to the foundations and rebuilt it in a more splendid manor. Herod the Great died in B.C. 4, but the building continued until A.D. 40. In A.D. 70 the Romans destroyed the temple and as yet it has not been rebuilt.


Are the great pyramids in Jerusalem israel?

No. They are in Egypt.


Who constructed the temple of Jerusalem?

Two Jewish temples have been constructed in Jerusalem, historically. Both stood at the same location. It's the raised ground immediately to the east of the "Wailing Wall" in modern Jerusalem. That wall is a section of the perimeter boundary of the area on which both Temples stood, and is the only remaining relic of the physical structure of either Temple.


Who destroyed the western wall?

Actually, the western wall was the standing remnant of the Jewish temple complex that stood in ancient Israel (Judea). The Romans destroyed the temple, but the western wall which is still standing today in Jerusalem, remained standing. Today, it is a place of prayer for Jews.