Herod's Palace
Herod’s Palace may refer to either of two palace-fortresses built during the reign of Herod I the Great, King of Judea from 37 BC to 4 BC. Both are now mostly vanished, but have been excavated.
- Herod’s Palace (Jerusalem), in the northwest corner of the city walls of the Upper City
- Herod’s Palace (Herodium), winter palace at Herodium in the Judean desert 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem
In addition, Herod had palace-fortresses at …
- Masada, on a small mountain
- Caesarea Maritima, on a promontory in the sea
- Three winter palaces at Jericho
See also
- Herod’s Palace Hotel Eilat, a hotel on the Red Sea
- Herodian architecture
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