The Temple of Herod was huge. Its walls enclosed an area covering some 35 acres. Nearly all of that was open air, with various impressive colonnades and gates and dividing walls.
When we had the Relics of St. Thérèse here, Sr. Anna Christi from Greyfriars Elgin gave a talk about her to the children present. She began, very memorably, by saying that in Christianity everything is upside down. To be great you need to be little. To be at the top you…
