Replica of Solomon's Temple to be build in Saõ Paolo

CAN'T MAKE IT UP:

Rebuilding Solomon’s Temple, in São Paulo

By ROBERT MACKEY (The Lede, NYT)

This week, as Jews around the world observed the fasting day of Tisha B’av, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Jewish Temples in ancient Jerusalem, a Brazilian megachurch received planning permission to build a 10,000-seat replica of Solomon’s Temple in the city of São Paulo.

As Tom Phillips of The Guardian noted, a Brazilian newspaper, Estado de São Paulo, reported that the church will cost an estimated $200 million and should be completed in four years.

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We're talking about a larger than full-scale model here. Judging from the simulated view of the Holy of Holies, historical authenticity will be upstaged by other considerations (see the video).

Cross-file under "Temple Mount Watch," only not.