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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |