{"id":87623,"date":"2021-07-10T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87623"},"modified":"2021-07-10T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T07:33:44","slug":"20-05-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87623","title":{"rendered":"Lavish Second Temple period building found by Western Wall in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Lavish Second Temple period building found by Western Wall in Jerusalem<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

ROSSELLA TERCATIN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The structure, located adjacent to the Wall, was probably built around 20 or 30 CE, only a few decades before the Temple was destroyed by the Romans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remains of the magnificent 2000-year-old building recently excavated and due to be opened to the public \/ (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In the first century CE, just decades before the Temple was destroyed by the Romans, Jerusalem was a booming city, buzzing with pilgrims and a frenzy of construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

A glimpse into its hectic life some 2,000 years ago will be offered to modern visitors by a recently uncovered grand building that will soon be part of the Western Wall Tunnels itinerary, the Antiquities Authority and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation announced Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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