The lower part of the wall contains rock said to be from Solomon's temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. A rumor that there was gold between the stones prompted many to search for ...

The seven marble rock relief carvings depict finely chiseled war scenes, mountains ... Nineveh is marked by a stone and mudbrick wall encasing two large mounds, Tell Kuyunjiq and Tell Nabī Yūnus ...