▁Double ▁Gate ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁tower ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁it , ▁probably ▁during ▁F at im id ▁era . ▁Today ▁a ▁small ▁library ▁is ▁established ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁this ▁medieval ▁era ▁fort ification ▁tower . ▁Of ▁what ▁we ▁see ▁today , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁( e astern ) ▁gate , ▁the ▁l int el ▁and ▁the ▁rel ieving ▁arch ▁above ▁it ▁are ▁Her od ian , ▁while ▁the ▁intr ic ately ▁car ved ▁cor nice ▁is ▁Um ay y ad . ▁Only ▁the ▁eastern ▁portal ▁of ▁the ▁tw in , ▁now ▁blocked , ▁gate ▁is ▁partially ▁visible ▁today . ▁ ▁Inside ▁the ▁Double ▁Gate ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁vest ib ule ▁with ▁large ▁columns ▁( at ▁least ▁three ) ▁supporting ▁two ▁pairs ▁of ▁dom es . ▁The ▁central ▁columns ▁and ▁two ▁more ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁steps ▁are ▁Her od ian ▁and ▁recently ▁have ▁been ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁concrete ▁frames . ▁The ▁dom es ▁though ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁sevent h - century ▁( E ar ly ▁Muslim ) ▁reconst ruction . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁al - A q sa ▁Mos que ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁old ▁steps ▁were ▁blocked , ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁a is le ▁length ened ▁so ▁that ▁new ▁steps ▁from ▁its ▁end ▁would ▁exit ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Mos que , ▁so ▁essentially ▁the ▁exit ▁on ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁moved ▁east wards ▁somewhat . ▁A ▁small ▁library ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" M ak tab a ▁al - K