Chanuyot

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The chanuyot (or chanuyos in Ashkenazic Hebrew) was the storehouse for the Temple in Jerusalem, where the Priests (Kohanim) and Levites stored the accoutrements for the daily functioning of the Temple. The chanuyot consisted of a single room along the southern edge of the Mount, almost 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide. Its single story was 100 feet high.^{[citation needed]}

When the Roman government limited the powers of the Sanhedrin, ca. 30 CE, the Sanhedrin moved from their chambers inside the Azarah (Chamber of Hewn Stone) to the Chanuyot (Talmud Rosh ha-Shanah 31a).

The chanuyot were destroyed along with the Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. Unlike the Temple, which was completely destroyed, a significant portion of the Chanuyot may have survived the destruction as the current Al-Aqsa Mosque includes rows of ancient Corinthian columns that clearly predate the Islamic architecture.^{[citation needed]}