On the Temple Mount in Jerusalem a great room was built along the Southern Wall. It was almost 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide. Its single story was 100 feet high. It was called "Chanuyos", the stores or mall. The Temple Mount (Hebrew: הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) or Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: الحرم الشريف, al-Ḥaram aš-Šarīf) is a hotly contested religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...

When the Roman government limited the powers of the Sanhedrin, the Sanhedrin moved from their chambers inside the Azarah to the Chanuyos. Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Sanhedrin is the name -etymologically a corruption of the Greek word syn(h)edrion, seats together, i. ...

The Chanuyos were destroyed along with the Temple by the Romans in 70. For other uses, see number 70. ...

Here is an excellent illustration: [1] (http://www.campsci.com/museum/images/18a.jpg)

Here is a page with several interesting drawings and photos to show how the modern-day Al-Aqsa Mosque is built out of the ruins of the Chanuyos: [2] (http://www.campsci.com/museum/room18.htm) The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is not to be confused with the Dome of the Rock Al-Aqsa Mosque The Al-Aqsa Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الاقصى, Masjid Al-Aqsa, literally farthest mosque) is part of the complex of religious buildings in Jerusalem known as either the Majed Mount or...