Extensive excavations have revealed steps leading up to the Temple dating back to the time of Jesus
The southern side of the temple mount was fortified and built from the Herod the Great, King of Israel under the Romans (37BC – 4BC), enlarged and rebuilt the second temple, and made it a magnificent temple. The destruction in 70 AD, after the Jewish revolt against the Romans, left most of Herod’s second temple in rubble.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong once said he was more excited to walk on these steps where Jesus walked than he was to walk on the moon.
