Antonia Fortress

Jerusalem, Israel

No longer standing

Demolished or destroyed.

The Antonia Fortress was a citadel built by Herod the Great in Jerusalem around 3 BCE and named for his patron Mark Antony. Rising approximately 35 meters high, it stood at the eastern end of the Second Wall on the north-western corner of the Temple Mount, connected to the adjacent Second Temple by porticoes. Its chief function was to protect the Temple and oversee the sacred precinct. The fortress was demolished in 70 CE, likely during the Roman siege of Jerusalem.