Al Haram Al Sharif Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Al Haram Al Sharif

الحرم القدسي الشريف

Jerusalem's most prominent landmark, the Dome of the Rock	The Al Aqsa Mosque - الاقصى	Dome of the Rock and the Fakhriyya Minaret seen from the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, Jerusalem	Dome of the rock with Fakhriyya Minaret
Evening view of the Dome of the Rock with the Mount of Olives from the Lutheran Guest House, Jerusalem	Dome of the Rock with the Mount of Olives from the Lutheran Guest House, Jerusalem	Warning: According to Torah Law, entering the Temple Mount area is strictly forbidden due to the holiness of the site	Passageway up to the Temple Mount
There aren't many signs but the entrance to Temple Mount is at the far right of the security check point for the Western Wall	Passageway up to the Temple Mount, al-Haram al-Sharif	Looking back at along the Temple Mount ramp at the reconstructed Jewish Quarter	Entering the Haram al Sharif through the southwestern gate
Classical column capitals in front of the Fakhriyya Minaret, Haram Al Sharif	Fakhriyya Minaret (1278), Haram al-Sharif	Inside the Morocco Gate (Gate of the Moors, western gate), Haram al-Sharif	Morocco Gate - Bab al Maghrebiya, western gate for tourists to the Haram Al-Sharif
Freestanding niche, Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem	Door to the Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem	Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem	Al Aqsa Mosque, al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
Al Aqsa Mosque, Noble Sanctuary, Jerusalem	Al Aqsa Mosque - no admission to non-Muslims	Al Aqsa Mosque	Dome of the Al Aqsa Mosque
Dome of the Rock	The Stairs of Scales of Souls, al-Haram al-Sharif	Dome of the Rock and the Stairs of the Scales of Souls, Temple Mount, Jerusalem	Dome of the Rock and the Stairs of the Scales of Souls, Temple Mount, Jerusalem
The incredibly beautiful Dome of the Rock, Qubbet al-Shakra	Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount	Dome of the Rock and the Stairs of the Scales of Souls,	Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount
Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount	Dome of the Rock, said to mark the place where Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son Issac	The Dome of the Rock also marks the place where the Prophet Mohammed ascended into heaven accompanied by the angel Gabriel	The Dome of the Rock was built in 689-692 A.D. making it the oldest Islamic building in the world
The Dome of the Rock is the 3rd Holiest site in Islam following Mecca and Medina	Shadow of the arches above the Stairs of Scales of Souls	Al-Haram al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary	The smaller Dome of the Chain just to the east of the Dome of the Rock
The name comes from a chain said to be hung by Solomon where those who lied to him would be struck by lightning	Dome of the Chain marking the exact center of the Noble Sanctuary	Tile work decorating the Dome of the Chain, Haram al-Sharif	Tile work decorating the Dome of the Chain, Haram al-Sharif
JerusalemMay10 0948.jpg	Close up of the octagonal Dome of the Rock	Tiles with Koranic inscriptions around the sides of the Dome of the Rock	Copper plating of the eastern door to the Dome of the Rock
Copper plating of the eastern door to the Dome of the Rock	Dome of the Rock, closed to non-Muslims	Dome of the Rock atop Temple Mount, Jerusalem	There are radical Jews who want to pull this down so they can rebuilt the Temple
Dome of the Rock	Felsendom	Dome of the Rock, built on the site of the Second Temple (Herod's Temple) which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD	Looking back at the arches of the southern Stairs of the Scales of Souls
Dome of the Rock	Dome of the Rock	Dome of the Rock	Ghawanima Minaret with arches, Noble Sanctuary
Summer pulpit (Ottoman, 14th C.) with Ghawanima Minaret	Fakhriyya Minaret of the Haram al-Sharif	Carved stone dome of the Sabil of Qaitbay, 1482	Fakhriyya Minaret through arches, Haram al-Sharif
Fakhriyya Minaret, Haram al-Sharif	Fakhriyya Minaret and gate, Haram al-Sharif	Dome of the Rock, southern face	Dome of the Rock, southern face
Fakhriyya Minaret	Dome of the Rock with a fine blue sky	Dome of the Rock with a crowd of tourists, Temple Mount	Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock	Hulda Gates, southeast corner of Temple Mount, now sealed	Dome of the Rock	Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock	Cemetery along the eastern wall of Temple Mount	The Golden Gate (closed since the 7th Century) through which legend says the Jewish Messiah would enter Jerusalem	JerusalemMay10 1000.jpg
Dome of the Rock	Dome of the Rock and Dome of the Chain from the northeast	Dome of the Rock with blue sky	The mosaics of the Dome of the Rock were renewed in the 1960s
Dome of the Rock - detail of windows and tiles	Dome of the Rock - window detail	Dome of the Rock - window detail	Dome of the Rock - window detail
Dome of the Rock - window detail	Dome of the Rock - detail	Dome of the Rock - detail with Koranic inscription	Dome of the Rock
Ghawanima Minaret at the northwest corner of the Haram al Sharif	Ghawanima Minaret at the northwest corner of the Haram al Sharif	Ottoman dome in the northwest corner of the Haram al Sharif	Northwest corner of the Haram al-Sharif
Ghawanima Minaret at the NW corner of the Haram al-Sharif	The Ghawanima Minaret may be connected to the Al-Omariyeh College	Gate at the north end of the Haram al-Sharif	Ghawanima Minaret at the NW corner of the Haram al-Sharif
Ghawanima Minaret at the NW corner of the Haram al-Sharif	Entrance to the Al-Omariyeh College, a school along the north side of the Haram al-Sharif	View of the Dome of the Rock from the window of the Al-Omariyeh College	View of the Dome of the Rock from the window of the Al-Omariyeh College
View of the Dome of the Rock from the window of the Al-Omariyeh College	JerusalemMay10 1571.jpg	JerusalemMay10 1573.jpg	JerusalemMay10 1577.jpg
JerusalemMay10 1343.jpg	Sign for the Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem	Al Aqsa Mosque and the southern face of Temple Mount illuminated at night	Al Aqsa Mosque at night
Al Aqsa Mosque at night	Classic view of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives	Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives	Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives
Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives	Temple Mount from Mount of Olives at dusk	Temple Mount from Mount of Olives at dusk	Illuminated view of the Dome of the Rock from the Mount of Olives

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