Dome of the Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: , translit.: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah , Hebrew: כיפת הסלע , translit.: Kipat Hasela ) is an Islamic shrine which houses the Foundation Stone, the holiest spot i...
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Dome of the Rock by unknown architect, at Jerusalem, Israel, 684, in the Great Buildings Online. ... More Images; Aerial view of Dome of the Rock ... Dome of the Rock Commentary...
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The Caliph Omar is said to have cleared the waste which had accumulated on the rock during the Byzantine period. The structure is octagonal and the dome is borne by a double system of pillars and columns. The walls, ceiling, arches, and vaults are decorated with floral images.
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Dome of the Rock: History, description, photos and visitor information for Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Israel. ... The Dome of the Rock is not a mosque, but a Muslim shrine. Like the Ka'ba in Mecca, it is built over a sacred stone. This stone is believed to be the place from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended into...
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The plot of land on the elevated stone platform known as Haram Ash-Sharif on Temple Mount [see map of Jerusalem showing Temple Mount] upon which sits the Dome of the Rock is sacred to three of the world's major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Glimpses of History; Muslim Jerusalem; The Dome of the Rock; The Al-Aqsa Mosque ... AT THE HEART OF JERUSALEM is the Noble Sanctuary, Al-Haram al-Sharif, enclosing over 35 acres of fountains, gardens, buildings and domes. At its southernmost end is Al-Aqsa Mosque and at its centre the celebrated Dome of the Rock.
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Glimpses of History; Muslim Jerusalem; The Dome of the Rock; The Al-Aqsa Mosque;; Other Structures in the Noble Sanctuary; Islam and the Noble Sanctuary ... In 685AD the Umayyad Khalif, 'Abdul Malik ibn Marwan, commenced work on the Dome of the Rock. Essentially unchanged for more than thirteen centuries, the Dome of...
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An exploration of how and why places become invested with is embodied or made manifest through ... ; SACREDNESS; and how the SACRED; ART and ARCHITECTURE ... THIS PAGE HAS MOVED TO...
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