One opinion in the Talmud states that all eleven Menorot were kindled, and that bread was placed on all eleven Showbread Tables. Another opinion maintains that only the original ones from the time of Moses were actually used. The walls of the Kodesh were decorated with elaborate wood carvings in the shapes of cherubs, palm trees and flowers. (Sources: Kings 1,7:47-48; Menachot 99). 
The Walls of the Kodesh
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