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Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture Islamic art and architecture, works of art and architecture created in countries where Islam has been dominant and embodying Muslim precepts in its themes.
BackgroundIn the century after the death (A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. . Dome of the Rockor Mosque of OmarOldest existing Islamic monument. It is located on Temple Mount, previously the site of the Temple of Jerusalem. The rock over which it is built is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. In Islam, Muhammad is believed to have ascended into heaven from the site. In Judaism it is the site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. Built in 685–91 as a place of pilgrimage, the octagonal building has richly decorated walls and a gold-overlaid dome mounted above a circle of piers and columns. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Stylistically, the white marble mausoleum is derived from the Muslim tradition of creating octagonal memorial structures that Koch traces back to the seventh-century Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. In the meantime, Ariel Sharon took a thousand of his security people and marched up to the third holiest site in Islam, the Dome of the Rock, and proclaimed it Jewish property forever. This ultimate triumph of Sharonism comes during a period of unprecedented turmoil Sharon himself first stirred up by his defiant stroll to the Dome of the Rock in 2000. |
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