"It is exciting to reveal such a magnificent structure from the Second Temple period while we mourn the destruction of Jerusalem and pray for its restoration," said Mordechai Soli Eliav, Chairman of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

The underground rooms are located less than 100 feet from the Temple Mount.

"These chambers are part of a new walk through the Western Wall Tunnels, where visitors will view fascinating finds and walk for the first time along the entire route among Second Temple-period remains that illustrate the complexity of Jewish life in Jerusalem between the Hasmonean and the Roman periods," said Eliav.

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Though the first one was discovered and documented in the 19th century by British archaeologist Charles Warren, various archaeologists followed him in excavating the area. Now that its excavation is complete, archaeologists say the area contained two "identical magnificent chambers" connected by a hallway that contained an elaborate fountain.

"It was built in around 20–30 CE. The building, which apparently stood along a street leading up to the Temple Mount, was used for public functions—it may even have been the city council building where important dignitaries were received before entering the Temple compound and the Temple Mount," said Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolach, excavation director for the IAA.

The Western Wall Tunnels follow along the Western Wall, the retaining wall of the Temple Mount during Second Temple Times, 2,000 years ago, at the time of Jesus.

The building was decorated in a style typical of Second-Temple period architecture.

"The new route provides a better understanding of the complex and important site known as the Western Wall Tunnels, while emphasizing the extent of this magnificent building," said Shachar Puni, architect for the IAA’s Conservation Department

"It creates a new visitors’ route that passes through the building and leads to the spacious compound at the foot of Wilson’s Arch (one of the bridges leading to the Temple Mount)," Puni said. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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