<Table> Second Temple <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> בית ־ המקדש השני </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Model of Herod 's Temple ( a renovation of the Second Temple ) in the Israel Museum , created in 1966 as part of the Holyland Model of Jerusalem . The model was inspired by the writings of Josephus . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alternate name </Th> <Td> Herod 's Temple </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Jerusalem </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 31 ° 46 ′ 41 '' N 35 ° 14 ′ 07 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.778013 ° N 35.235367 ° E ﻿ / 31.778013 ; 35.235367 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Temple </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Herodian Temple Mount </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 45.72 metres ( 150.0 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Builder </Th> <Td> Likely Zerubbabel , largely renovated by Herod the Great . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Material </Th> <Td> local limestone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> c. 537 -- 516 BCE ( construction ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abandoned </Th> <Td> 70 CE ( destroyed ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periods </Th> <Td> Early Roman Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Site notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Excavation dates </Th> <Td> 1930 , 1967 , 1968 , 1970 -- 1978 , 1996 -- 1999 , 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archaeologists </Th> <Td> Charles Warren , Benjamin Mazar , Ronny Reich , Eli Shukron , Yaakov Billig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Condition </Th> <Td> Ruin , archaeological park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ownership </Th> <Td> Disputed , currently managed by the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public access </Th> <Td> Yes ( limited ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who rebuilt the temple after the babylonian captivity
Likely Zerubbabel , largely renovated by Herod the Great