the complex as a whole, the Temple's location is dependent on the location of the Holy of Holies. The location of the Holy of Holies was even a question less than 150 years after the Second Temple's destruction, as detailed in the Talmud. Chapter 54 of the Tractate Berakhot states that the Holy of Holies was directly aligned with the Golden Gate, which would have placed the Temple slightly to the north of the Dome of the Rock, as Kaufman postulated. However, chapter 54 of the Tractate Yoma and chapter 26 of the Tractate Sanhedrin assert that the Holy of Holies stood directly on the Foundation Stone, which agrees with the traditional view that the Dome of the Rock stands on the Temple's location. Physical layout First Temple The Temple of Solomon or First Temple consisted of four main elements: the Great or Outer Court, where people assembled to worship; the Inner Court or Court of the Priests; and the Temple building itself, with the larger Holy Place (hekhal), called the "greater house" and the "temple" and the smaller "inner sanctum", known as the Holy of Holies or Kodesh HaKodashim. Second Temple In the case of the last and most elaborate structure, the Herodian Temple, the structure consisted of the wider Temple precinct, the restricted Temple courts, and the Temple building itself: Temple precinct, located on the extended Temple Mount platform, and including the Court of the Gentiles Court of the Women or Ezrat HaNashim Court of the Israelites, reserved for ritually pure Jewish men Court of the Priests, whose relation to the Temple Court is interpreted in different ways by scholars Temple Court or Azarah, with the Brazen Laver (kiyor), the Altar of Burnt Offerings (mizbe'ah), the Place of Slaughtering, and the Temple building itself The Temple edifice had three distinct chambers: Temple vestibule or porch (ulam) Temple sanctuary (hekhal or heikal), the main part of the building Holy of Holies (Kodesh HaKodashim or debir), the innermost chamber According to the Talmud, the Women's Court was to the east and the main area of the Temple to the west. The main area contained the butchering area for the sacrifices and the Outer Altar on which portions of most offerings were burned. An edifice contained the ulam (antechamber), the hekhal (the "sanctuary"), and the Holy of Holies. The sanctuary and the Holy of Holies were separated by a wall in