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An ultra-Orthodox Jew looks at parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, July, 8, 2021. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

This picture taken on July 8, 2021 shows a view of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

Senior archaeologist Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah gives a tour of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, being unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, July, 8, 2021. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

This picture taken on July 8, 2021 shows a view of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

Senior archaeologist Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah gives a tour of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, being unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, July, 8, 2021. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

This picture taken on July 8, 2021 shows a view of water fountains that are parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

This picture taken on July 8, 2021 shows a view of parts of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

This picture taken on July 8, 2021 shows a view of a water fountain that is part of a Second Temple period (516 BC-AD 70) public building, considered to be one of the most luxurious found to date, as they are unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.

A female Jewish believer prays before an underground section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, July, 8, 2021. Israeli archaeologists unveiled new parts of a major public building in Jerusalem just metres from where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago. The opulent hall used by elites is the latest discovery to be made public by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) from what it refers to as the Western Wall Tunnels in the Old City in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP.