Robinson's Arch

The Ophel Archaelogical Garden is highlighted in red. (The label "Jewish Quarter" refers to the area west - this is part of a bigger map showing quarters of the city.)

I am still exploring in the Ophel Garden, and Robinson's Arch keeps coming up. I didn't think Robinson's Arch was part of the Ophel because it is found on the Western face of the wall, around the corner. This morning I found this map which resolves the conflict in my mind. It shows the Opel in red covering all of the Southern Wall, and some of the Western Wall.

From Wikipedia:

Robinson's Arch is the name given to an arch that once stood at the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount. It was built during the reconstruction of the Second Temple initiated by Herod the Great at the end of the 1st century BCE. The massive stone span was constructed along with the retaining walls of the Temple Mount. It carried traffic up from ancient Jerusalem's Lower Market area and over the Tyropoeon street to the Royal Stoa complex on the esplanade of the Mount. The overpass was destroyed during the Great Jewish Revolt, only a few decades after its completion.

The arch is named after Biblical scholar Edward Robinson who identified its remnants in 1838. Excavations during the second half of the 20th century revealed both its purpose and the extent of its associated structures. Today the considerable surviving portions of the ancient overpass complex may be viewed by the public within the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. As it is adjacent to Jerusalem's Western Wall worship area, a portion is used by some groups as a place of prayer.

I can't wait to see it!