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Bookmark or Share- How to Visit Temple Mount and Dome of the Rock - Earth TrekkersLocated on Temple Mount is the Dome of the Rock, one of the most recognizable structures in Jerusalem. The golden dome of Dome of the Rock is seen from the Western Wall, Mount of Olives, Tower of David, and many of Jerusalem’s city streets.
- DOME OF THE ROCK (Jerusalem) - Who Built It, When & Why?Dome of the Rock, whose golden dome has become the iconic symbol of Jerusalem, is an Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount of Jerusalem's old city. For 1,300 years, the Dome of the Rock served as a flag of victory for whoever conquered this city.
- Dome of the Rock | History, Architecture, & Significance | BritannicaThe Dome of the Rock is a shrine in Jerusalem built in the late 7th century CE that is the oldest extant Islamic monument in the world, believed to be the site of Muhammad’s ascent to heaven (the Mi‘raj).
- Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem, Islamic Shrine, 691 CE | BritannicaSeveral aspects of the Dome of the Rock suggest an attempt to situate Islam as the proper heir to the Abrahamic tradition. Its composition relates it to a class of Byzantine religious buildings known as martyria —typically circular or polygonal shrines erected to mark the graves of saints or to commemorate events of special religious ...
- The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra) - SmarthistorySitting atop the Haram al-Sharif, the highest point in old Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock’s golden-color Dome and Turkish Faience tiles dominates the cityscape of Old Jerusalem and in the 7th century served as a testament to the power of the new faith of Islam. The Dome of the Rock is one of the earliest surviving buildings from the Islamic ...
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