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| Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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Defining the skyline of Jerusalem, is the beautiful shrine of the Dome of the Rock. It was built on a platform over the rock of Mount Moriah more than 1,300 years ago by the Muslim Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malek bin Marwan. It was completed in 691 A.D. , in the Al-Aqsa Mosque commemorating the Prophet Mohammad's journey to the Seven Heavens. There are eight stairways with arcades leading to the raked platform of the Dome of the Rock. There is even a sun dial on top of the center top archway. The shrine holds about 1,500 people. The men and women pray in different sections according to Muslim tradition. On Friday at Noon for prayer (Al-Asr), the Dome of the Rock is open for women only. The Rock is about 12 x 15 meters in size, and is is about 2 meters high above the Al-Aqsa Mosque's level ground. There is a cave below the rock known as the "Cave Of Souls." The inner wooden dome is decorated with stucco and it was restored by Salahuddin Al-Ayyoubi in 1187 A.D. after defeating the Crusaders. During the Crusader period, the Dome of the Rock was renamed Templum Domini. Some Biblical scholars and theologians think that the Dome of the Rock is not sitting on the Temples of God which were built by King Solomon. The bible scholars think that the original site of the temple was to the South near Fort Antonia. Sometimes the Dome of the Rock is referred to as the "Mosque of Omar," actually the Dome of the Rock is not the "Mosque of Omar." It was built a little further away.
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| Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Walking To The Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Inside The Shrine Of Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel | Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Dome Of The Rock, Inside | Rock Of Mount Moriah |
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| Dome Of The Rock, Ceiling | Dome Of The Rock, Ceiling |
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| Buildings Outside Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock |
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| Inside The Shrine Of The Dome Of The Rock | Leaving The Dome Of The Rock For The Wailing Wall |
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| Entering Wailing Wall From Dome Of The Rock | Entering Western Wall From Dome Of The Rock |
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