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The photo above was taken inside the modern-day "Citadel of David." That name is really a misnomer because the citadel has nothing to do with David, but everything to do with Herod the Great. Its location is within the western wall of Jerusalem, just inside the Jaffa Gate.
In New Testament times, this is where Herod built his beautiful palace. Historians tell us it was lavishly built and the he spared no expense in the construction of it. Josephus described it like this: "[It] exceeds all my ability to
describe it” (Wars 5.176).
Modern excavations beneath the Citadel have found remains of the foundational platform which supported Herod’s palace, which is estimated to be about 1,050 (north/south) X 415 feet (east/west).
What is the biggest home you have ever been in? I seriously doubt you've ever been in a place as large as this. The dimensions of the palace platform makes this place to be over 400,000 square feet. Not only that, but it was multi-storied, making it a minimum of 800,000 square feet. That's a pretty large house!
Modern excavations beneath the Citadel have found remains of the foundational platform which supported Herod’s palace, which is estimated to be about 1,050 (north/south) X 415 feet (east/west).
What is the biggest home you have ever been in? I seriously doubt you've ever been in a place as large as this. The dimensions of the palace platform makes this place to be over 400,000 square feet. Not only that, but it was multi-storied, making it a minimum of 800,000 square feet. That's a pretty large house!
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The photo above is from the Jerusalem model at the Israeli Museum. Herod's palace started in the top-left quarter at the large towers, and ends at the three small towers near the lower-right quarter.
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