ANOTHER SCALE MODEL of the Jerusalem Temple:

Farmer builds model of Biblical temple
A retired farmer has spent more than 30 years building an enormous scale model of a Biblical temple.

Last Updated: 12:44PM GMT 26 Feb 2009 (The Daily Telegraph)

Alec Garrard, 78, has dedicated a massive 33,000 hours to constructing the ancient Herod's Temple, which measures a whopping 20ft by 12ft.

The pensioner has hand-baked and painted every clay brick and tile and even sculpted 4,000 tiny human figures to populate the courtyards.

Historical experts believe the model is the best representation in the world of what the Jewish temple actually looked like and it has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the globe.

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No "historical experts" are actually quoted by name, and I would take the claim with a grain of salt. The writer seems unaware of the scale model of the Temple (indeed, of the Herodian city of Jerusalem) now residing at the Israel Museum (see here and follow the links back). That one's 50:1 scale makes its Temple twice the size of this one (100:1 scale). But this is still quite an impressive hobby.