. That the whole restoration belongs to the second method isproved by the bulk and dressing of the stones ; by the marbleshafts {a a on plan, Fig. 122), evidently taken from some earlierbuilding, capped by Roman or Byzantine capitals ; by the base ofan old statue, bearing an inscription to… … Fig. 120.—Double Gate, outer elevation. De Vogué, Plate IV. of the wall of enclosure, too, helps us to fix an approximate dateto the buildings raised on Moriah. We know that Justinian,besides the basilica already referred to, erected two hospices forthe sick and pilgrims.2 These have disappeared,…
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