BEIT HABECHIRAH: MIKDASH BASICS

Rambam - Hilchot Beit Habechirah 1:5 The Laws of God's Chosen House The followings elements are essential when constructing this House: a) the #Sanctuary, b) the Holy of Holies, c) preceding the Sanctuary, there should be a place called the Entrance Hall. The three [together] are called the Temple. [In addition,] we must make another partition around the Temple, set off from it [slightly], resembling the curtains surrounding the courtyard of the [sanctuary in the] desert. Everything encompassed by this partition is similar to the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting and is called the Courtyard. The entire area is referred to as the Mikdash.