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SOMETIMES KNOWN AS HEROD'S TEMPLE, OR AS THE SECOND TEMPLE (SOLOMON'S BEING THE FIRST)
It was destroyed by Rome in 70 AD/CE. But after Hadrian's rebuilding of Jerusalem as Aelia Capitalina,
a temple to Jupiter was built just south of its ruins about where the Al Aksa mosque now stands today
(The Jewish temple at Leontopolis in Egypt, based on a similar layout, was shut down in 73 AD/CE by Lupus,
Roman governor of Alexandria, on Caesar's orders, after 228 years of unbroken service.)
Approached from the East, the Susa gate led into the Outer Court (Court of the Gentiles, not shown above, where the High Priest had leased out space for money-changers and animal sellers). From the Outer Court, the Beautiful Gate led into the Women's Court, in the corners of which were four small courts. From the Women's Court (the limit of women's access) the Nicanor Gate (of 'Corinthian bronze' made in Alexandria) led at the top of the semi-circular steps up into the Court of the Israelites, where men could observe the functions of the priests as they offered sacrifice on behalf of the worshipers.