Behind it towered Roman Antonia.
Westward the Tyropean Bridge spanned a deep, populous ravine.

The high broad street upon which the giant causeway terminated was marked by the solemn cenotaphs of Mariamne and Phaselis and ended against the Tower of Hippicus--a vast and unflinching citadel of stone.

Under the shadow of this pile was the high place of the Herods; in sight was a second Herodian palace.

South was the open space of the great markets; near the southernmost segment of the outer wall was the semicircular Hippodrome.

Cut off from its neighbor by ancient walls were Ophlas, overlooking Tophet and under the shadow of the Temple; Mount Zion which the Lord had established, Akra of the valley, Moriah, the Holy Hill, and Coenopolis or Bezetha which Agrippa I had walled.