The historical record reveals Sulaiman meeting with the queen of Saba based on a study of old country of Saba in South Yemen. Research conducted on the ruins revealed that a queen who had been living in the region between 1,000 and 950 BC and traveled to the north (to Jerusalem). According to some history, Saba is the nickname given to the kings who ruled in southern Yemen.
Based on the information Quran or the stories contained in the version of the Jews and Christians, Sulaiman (Solomon) has a very special royal. His empire is built using highly advanced technology science in his time. In the palace, there are various works of art and precious objects are memorable for all the menyaksikanya. The gate of the palace made of glass. The mention of the Qur'an on the Queen Bilqis who reveals his clothes because he thought it was a glass of water and it shows it.
Prophet Solomon's palace is called by the name of Solomon Temple (Palace or the Temple of Solomon) in the literature of the Jewish nation. Currently, the existence of Solomon's palace no longer exists because of collapse. Except, just 'Wall of the West' was left of the building shrines or palaces that still stand. By the Jews, the rest of the temple buildings called the Wailing Wall or the Wailing Wall.
In some traditions, the destruction of Solomon's palace was not due to collapse, but undermined by Jews were proud and arrogant. It is described in the Qur'an Surah Al-Isra verse 4-7.
In another tale, mentioned that the palace Solomon occupies a very large area and magnificent. That said, the palace doors made of olive wood and fir. The floor is made of glass and gold. Colorful building colors, such as blue, purple, green, yellow, and others. In the Jewish version, it is mentioned that the color blue represents the sky, while red represents the earth. Purple, a combination of two colors, a meeting of the heavens and the earth.
In addition to the palace Solomon, supposedly at the court there were other buildings, like the gate of which is located in the southwest. Bilqism Queen's castle and the palace Solomon had 32 pillars at the gate. In addition, there is also a courtroom, the abode of the monks, the entrance to the temple, pitch or square, and so forth.
The Dome of the Rock
There is an interesting version of the existence of Solomon's palace. That said, one of the violent Palestinian Jewish attitude to seize and destroy the Al-Aqsa is caused by the presence of Solomon's palace.
According to the Jewish version, the temple of Solomon is a symbol of strength so it is very useful in the current situation in the international world. They believe that the foundation of the temple of Solomon was at Masjid Al-Aqsa. However, because it was in ruins, the temple can not be rebuilt. Why Jews determined to destroy Al-Aqsa? That said, not the Al-Aqsa were made problem, but rather a symbol of the temple of Solomon before.
The only good place for the construction of the temple at the Mount of Olives, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. In this place, the view is nice. Construction of the temple was considered very important by the Jews, especially the recognition of the Jewish nation.
That said, the temple of Solomon in the south of the Dome of the Rock, the mosque built enumerated by Caliph Al-Walid Umayyads. The place was once used to pray by the Caliph Umar bin Khattab. He then put a rock (the rock). Then, the dome was built which became known as The Dome of the Rock on the rock by Abdul Malik.