The Green Dome
The Green Dome (Arabic: الْقُبَّةُ الْخَضْرَاءُ), is a green dome built over the tombs of Muhammad, Caliph Abu Bakr and Umar. The dome is located in the south-east corner of the Nabawi Mosque in Medina.[1]
Gallery
17th century bronze coin depicting Mamluk era dome which preceded the current dome.
The Green Dome, in Burton's Pilgrimage, ca. 1850 CE
The grave of Muhammad located inside the quarter seen here.
The Green Dome Media
The laneway next to the family home in Fitzroy where the Harvey brothers learned to play cricket. In this photo, Harvey is recreating the event in 1950.
Mail from home (to Neil Harvey)
Australian test cricketer Neil Harvey who is a member of Victoria's baseball team, practising at Moore Park
Harvey heading for the 1951–1952 Test series vs. West Indies
Neil Harvey batting in a cricket match
Harvey at Lord's in 1953
Neil Harvey's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.
Harvey's mother and fiancée, Iris Greenish, in 1953
References
- ↑ Petersen, Andrew. Dictionary of Islamic architecture [electronic resource] (1996)London ; New York : Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-20387-3.