) ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁san ct ified ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁in ▁the ▁H asm one an ▁period . ▁Therefore , ▁calling ▁the ▁gates ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁southern ▁wall ▁" H uld ah " ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁an ach ron ism , ▁as ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁that ▁wall ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Her od ' s ▁post - H asm one an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount . ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁The ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁Charles ▁Warren ▁discovered ▁an ▁err atic ▁series ▁of ▁passage ways ▁under ▁the ▁triple ▁gate , ▁some ▁leading ▁below ▁the ▁wall ▁and ▁beyond ▁the ▁Mount ' s ▁southern ▁edge . ▁The ▁purpose ▁and ▁age ▁of ▁these ▁pass ages ▁are ▁unknown , ▁and ▁more ▁recent ▁arch ae olog ists ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁investigate ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁vol at ility ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁passage ways ▁from ▁both ▁gates ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁wa q f ▁as ▁mos ques . ▁ ▁Description ▁Both ▁the ▁Double ▁and ▁Tri ple ▁G ates ▁of ▁the ▁Her od ian ▁time ▁allowed ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁es pl ana de ▁via ▁a ▁vest ib ule ▁followed ▁by ▁under ground ▁v ault ed ▁ram ps . ▁They ▁have ▁both ▁been ▁blocked ▁since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁and ▁the ▁under ground ▁access ▁routes ▁have ▁been ▁partially ▁or ▁fully ▁re construct ed ▁during ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁and ▁later ▁reconst ru ctions ▁and ▁repair ▁work . ▁ ▁Double ▁Gate ▁The