Jerusalem, Israel
Dome of the Rock
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, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. Its initial construction was undertaken by the Umayyad Caliphate on the orders of Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna in 691–692 CE, and it has been built on top of the Foundation Stone.
- City
- Jerusalem
- Country
- Israel
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Jerusalem
- Al-Aqsa Mosque
- Israel Museum
- Temple in Jerusalem
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Temple Mount
- Aelia Capitolina
Background: Wikipedia