Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Solomon's Stables (Hebrew: ) is the popular name for an underground vaulted space on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Solomon's Stables are located under the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount, 12 1/2 metres below the courtyard and feature twelve rows of pillars and arches. The structure has been called Solomon's Stables since Crusader times. It is unlikely to date as far back as Solomon, and may have been built by Herod the Great, who leveled and substantially extended the Temple Mount platform. The theory is that arches would decrease pressure on the supporting walls and elevate the platform above the bedrock. According to the Mishna, however, the arches were built to keep the buildings on the mount from being defiled by "graves in the depth." (Mishnah, Tohoroth, 3). According to Islamic tradition, Caliph Marwan I transformed the vaulted structure into a series of usable rooms. It is believed to have been a place of worship and became known as the el-Marwani mosque. In 1996, the waqf built a modern mosque there, with a capacity for 7,000 worshippers.

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