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Massive Piers

 
 
Massive Piers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
1. Massive Piers Marker
Inscription. The massive piers are the remains of one of the imposing public buildings erected around the Temple Mount area by the Umayyad rulers (7th-8th centuries CE).

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 31° 46.519′ N, 35° 14.199′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It can be reached from Derekh Ha'ophel Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in The Levant, on the Red Sea, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British Mandate, and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Twelve large clay store jars (a few steps from this marker); A stepped ritual bath in the ground floor of a building (a few steps from this marker); A large cistern that dates back to the Second Temple period (a few steps from this marker); Preserved buildings of the First Temple Period (tenth-sixth centuries BCE) (a few steps from this marker); Structures from First Temple period, Second Temple period, and Byzantine period (within shouting distance of this marker); A Stepped Ritual Bath (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gate House (within shouting distance of this marker); Meeting place of three fortification elements (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.
 
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Massive Piers Marker (seen at the far right) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
2. Massive Piers Marker (seen at the far right)
Massive Piers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
3. Massive Piers Marker
Massive Piers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 13, 2023
4. Massive Piers Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 30, 2026