To gain his own people's respect, Herod rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem, including this sacred site that's still there
He built relentlessly  cities, palaces and fortresses, some of which still stand: ... 
it was the world's largest functioning religious site and until today it... [DOC] [TLE] The Sacred State: Religion, Politics and the Jerusalem Temple [PAR] Apr 20, 2012 ... A Brief History: The Jerusalem Temple's Construction, Destruction, ..... history an 
ostensible religious site, the Temple Mount, has become ... Their political 
authority diminishes and their religious life ..... Temple life and built his own 
smaller temples which he filled with .... paying respects to a religious site.