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Dome of the Rock

Religious and Sacred Architecture

The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture and the earliest archaeologically attested religious structure built by a Muslim ruler, celebrated for its gilded dome and elaborate geometric and calligraphic decoration.

Facts
Year Created
691 1
Location
Temple Mount, Old City of Jerusalem 1
Architectural Style
Byzantine-influenced octagonal plan (early Islamic, Umayyad) 1
Primary Material
Marble panel revetment on the lower walls, mosaic-clad upper walls 1
Building Type
Octagonal Islamic shrine within the Al-Aqsa mosque compound 1
Commissioned By
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan 1
Construction
from 691 1
Height (metres)
36 1
Classification
Genre
Architecture 1
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Early Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem.

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Source Wikidata: Dome of the Rock
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1. Dome of the Rock (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section, paragraph 1
    is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • Lead section, paragraph 3
    Its plan and original mosaic decoration were patterned after nearby Byzantine churches and palaces.
  • Interior decoration section, dedicatory inscription sentence
    The dedicatory inscription in Kufic script placed around the octagonal arcade contains the date believed to be the year the monument was first completed, 72 AH (691/2 CE), while the name of the corresponding caliph and builder of the Dome, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, was later erased and replaced by the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun
  • Architecture, Structure section
    They each measure approximately 60 m (200 ft) wide and 36 m (118 ft) high.
  • Exterior decoration section
    the initial Umayyad scheme comprised a revetment of marble panels along the lower walls while the upper walls were covered with mosaics, much like the interior walls.
  • Lead section
    The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة, romanized: Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḫra) is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • Lead
    Its initial construction was undertaken by the Umayyad Caliphate on the orders of Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna in 691-692 CE
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Wikidata Q119835625, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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