Exhibit 18a- Chanuyos. In the Bais
HaMikdash a great room was built along the Southern Wall of Har
HaBayis. It was almost 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide. Its single
story was 100 feet high. It was called "Chanuyos," the
stores or mall.
When the Roman government limited the powers of the Sanhedrin, the
Sanhedrin moved from their chambers inside the Azarah to the Chanuyos.
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Exhibit 18b- Façade of El Aksa. The El Aksa
Mosque occupies part of the site of the Chanuyos. The mosque's
architectural style is similar to the original Temple structure.
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Exhibit 18c- El Aksa. The Chanuyos was
called a basilica. That means that the center of the single-storied
structure rose up higher than the two sides. The El Aksa too
is a basilica.
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Exhibit 18d- Inside El Aksa. The roof of the Chanuyos
was supported by 160 stone columns. The roof of the El Aksa
is supported by stone columns.
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Exhibit 18e- Inside El . The columns of the Chanuyos
were of the classical Roman Corinthian style. See the exhibits in Room 2.
The columns of the El Aksa are Corinthian. They are
definitely not of Moslem origin. They quite possibly are remains of the Bais
HaMikdash's Chanuyos.
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