Dome of the Rock
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The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, transliteration: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah) is one of two buildings used for Islamic prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem.
Al Aqsa is a historic religious site, which many Israelis and Christians Zionists believe is the location of the Temple Mount.
It was built from 691 from 692 by Caliph Abd al-Malik. It is built on the spot where the Jewish Temple is believed to have been, and where Muslims believe Muhammad went up to heaven.[1] The rock on which the building stands is believed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims to be one of the holiest places on Earth.
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Cross section of the Dome (print from 1887, after the first detailed drawings of the Dome, made by the English artist Frederick Catherwood in 1833).
Reconstruction of Herod's Temple as seen from the east (Holyland Model of Jerusalem, 1966)
Depiction of the Templum Domini on the reverse side of the seal of the Knights Templar
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The Dome of the Rock in 2018
Sign at visitors entrance to Temple Mount
The Temple in Jerusalem depicted as the Dome of the Rock on the printer's mark of Marco Antonio Giustiniani, Venice 1545–52
The Foundation Stone viewed from the dome. Photograph was taken between 1900 and 1920, before the removal of the surrounding iron grill. The entrance to the Well of Souls can be seen on the top-left side.
Raphael, The Marriage of the Virgin
The first-ever photograph of the building, 1842–1844
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References
- ↑ "Dome of the Rock". Encarta. MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
