Shoshana writes<br><br> my brother said that Erev<br>Shavu'ot he spent over an hour(!) on the Mount, walking around continuously<br>with 2 others who knew the exact boundaries. So, there is apparently quite<br>a bit of territory to walk, even when going according to the Most Machmir
<br>opinions on where you're not allowed to go! >><br><br>I have no idea what the most machmir shitah is. The Steipler brings a proof<br>to the shiurim of CI that the width of har habayit (at it narrowest) is just about
<br>500 amot according to CI shiur. If one accepts this then there is absolutely<br>no room on the eastern or western sides outside the 500 amot.<br><br>Personally I find the CI shiur hard to accept and that the 500 amot is only a
<br>subset of the whole area. However those who accept CI cannot walk on the two sides.<br>I have never put them together but there are articles in techumin that argue for a southern or northern<br>position for the bet hamikdash. Hence I would suspect that if one really took every shitah
<br>into account that there is not much room left<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel