Dome of the Rock
ID: IJNTDR52
View from the south looking north.
The Dome of the Rock was completed about A.D. 691 by the Moslem Umayyad Dynasty which was headquartered in Damascus. It was intended to portray the glories of Islam and to divert pilgrim traffic to Jerusalem - from Mecca and Medina.
Many believe that the Holy of Holies of both Solomon's and later Herod's Temple was located on top of the raised bedrock - which is now covered by the Dome.
Note the four arched arcade at the top of the stairs.
For a more general view of the area click here.
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Keywords: Omar, Solomon's Temple, Solomon Temple, Herod's Temple, Herod Temple, Mosque, Dome of the Rock, Fountain, el-Kas, Kas, Temple Mount, Haram esh-Sharif, Umayyad, Jerusalem