Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "西墙" in Chinese language version.
An ancient quarry where King Herod's workers chiseled huge high-quality limestones for the construction of the Second Temple, including the Western Wall, has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday(...)Dozens of quarries have previously been uncovered in Jerusalem – including ones larger than the present find – but this is the first one that archeologists have found which they believe was used in the construction of the Temple Mount itself.
Herod the Great certainly used it as the main quarry for building blocks needed to renovate the Temple and its retaining walls, including what is known today as the Wailing Wall.
An ancient quarry where King Herod's workers chiseled huge high-quality limestones for the construction of the Second Temple, including the Western Wall, has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday(...)Dozens of quarries have previously been uncovered in Jerusalem – including ones larger than the present find – but this is the first one that archeologists have found which they believe was used in the construction of the Temple Mount itself.
