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[[File:Solomon's_temple.jpg|thumb|250px|Diagram of Solomon's Temple]]
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'''Solomon's Temple''', or '''Holy of Holies''', was the biblical First Temple of the Jews, originally constructed by King Solomon on [[Temple Mount|Mount Moriah]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> It was built on the remains of the [[Jerusalem Vault]], one of the [[Temples]] of the [[Isu|First Civilization]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
|image = Solomonaltairwatchingrobert.png
 
|factions = [[Assassins]]<br />[[Templars|Knights Templar]]
 
|targets = [[Robert de Sable]] (failed)
 
|date = Construction finished 951 BCE}}
 
 
'''Solomon's Temple''', or '''Holy of Holies''', was the biblical First Temple of the Jews, originally constructed by King Solomon on [[Temple Mount|Mount Moriah]] in [[Jerusalem]]. It was designed to hold the [[Ark of the Covenant]], and a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]].
 
 
==History==
 
The [[Assassins]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Malik Al-Sayf]] and [[Kadar Al-Sayf]] were sent by [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]] to retrieve and secure the [[Apple of Eden 2|Templar treasure]] located here in 1191. Upon arrival, Altaïr violated the first tenet of [[the Creed]] by murdering an innocent, elderly man, whom Altaïr believed could have alerted the [[guards]].
 
 
The Assassins found [[Robert de Sable]] and four of his men in the temple's primary chamber, about to reach the Piece of Eden. Altaïr broke the second tenet by exposing himself to his target. Robert deflected the charge and told the Assassin to deliver a cryptic warning, before hurling Altaïr through a support beam, and cutting him off from the chamber and his Brothers.
 
 
Altaïr quickly realized he couldn't get back to his brothers, and, believing that the mission had failed, returned to [[Masyaf]] to report the events to Al Mualim, leaving Malik and Kadar for dead. However, just after Altaïr had returned to Al Mualim five days later, Malik appeared and it was revealed that he had managed to retrieve the Piece of Eden, though losing his left arm and his brother in the process. Altaïr's arrogant actions and violation of the three tenets of the Creed in Solomon's Temple led to his demotion to the rank of [[Novice]].
 
 
Months later, after Altaïr attempted to assassinate Robert at the funeral of [[Majd Addin]], Malik, now the [[Rafiq]] of Jerusalem, returned to the chambers beneath the temple and found Robert's journal, apparently discarded during the struggle to retrieve the Piece of Eden. Through reading it, he discovered Al Mualim's involvement in locating the treasure with the Templars, and his true intentions for the artifact. 
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*When looking above the ceiling, one can see light passing through the cracks between the rocks.
 
*The relief where Altaïr confronts Robert de Sable is modeled after the historical site of the {{Wiki|Al Khazneh|Treasury}} at {{Wiki|Petra}}, in Jordan.
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
 
Solomondiscussion.png|Altaïr, Malik and Kadar in the tunnels beneath the temple
 
Solomonoldmankilled.png|Malik and Kadar witness Altaïr killing an innocent
 
Solomonacrobatic.png|The tunnels leading to the temple
 
Solomonentrance.png|The main entrance to the temple
 
Solomonark.png|The main chamber with the Ark of the Covenant
 
AC1 Ark of the Covenant.png|The Ark of the Covenant
 
AC1_Solomon's_Temple_Altair_attacks_Robert.png|Altaïr facing Robert
 
Solomonsmessyrobert.png|The collapsed entrance
 
Solomonsexit.png|The side chamber
 
Solomonsclimbingfun.png|Altaïr at the top of the side chamber
 
Solomonjerusalemview.png|Jerusalem, as seen from the inner temple
 
Solomon's_temple.jpg|Diagram of Solomon's Temple
 
</gallery>
 
 
==Reference==
 
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
 
   
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Revision as of 01:21, 7 December 2015


Solomon's temple

Diagram of Solomon's Temple

Solomon's Temple, or Holy of Holies, was the biblical First Temple of the Jews, originally constructed by King Solomon on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem.[1] It was built on the remains of the Jerusalem Vault, one of the Temples of the First Civilization.[2]

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