The Dome of the Rock is located on the Temple Mount , where the Temple of Jerusalem stood prior to its destruction in 70 A.D. .
The Templars believed the Dome of the Rock was a Dome of the Rock of the ancient Temple from which their name derives .
The Dome of the Rock is located on the Temple Mount , where the Temple of Jerusalem stood prior to its destruction in 70 A.D. , and the Templars believed the Dome of the Rock was a remnant of the ancient Temple from which their name derives .