Slide Title
Preview

Date
3-1980
Description
The building is the earliest remaining Islamic monument. It is constructed on an artificial platform, has a 20 m dome, and richly decorated with mosaic. The shape of the building is octagonal. It was built by the Umayyad dynasty, in part to complete with the splendor of Christian and Jewish architecture, and to emphasize the victory of Islam, completing the revelations of Christianity and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock is a shrine that the Foundation Stone, a significant holy site in the Judaic and Islamic traditions.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Architecture -- Religious architecture -- Israel -- Jerusalem; Architecture, Islamic;
Country Name
Israel
City Name
Jerusalem
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock" (1980). Browse All. 706.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/706
Keywords
dome of the rock, islamic architecture, religious architecture, historic
Notes
Ettinghausen, Richard, Grabar, Oleg and Jenkins-Madina, Marilyn. Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001) 15-17