Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to face east while all the church buildings of the Eastern Coptic church are designed to face east ( St. Mark’s in Alexandria is one). Buildings obtained from ...

This model looks northeast toward the Temple. To the left is the Antonia Fortress, to the right is Solomon's Portico. In the Center is the Holy of Holies. Robinson's Arch is visible in the nearest ...

Inside the temple, the restorers uncovered painted ... describing it as unique in describing the priests’ entry into the Holy of the Holies. Such inscriptions are rarely found in a temple ...