Gold Plated Dome
Neighborhood: Old City
Phone: +972 625 8844
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The golden domed structure encasing the Sacred Rock has special significance, in that it is the place where Abraham was about to sacrifice his son and from where the Muslim prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven. It is a unique and beautiful artistic piece of Islamic architecture built by Abd el-Malek in 691. The walls are decorated with verses from the Koran, the ceiling is tiled in red, gold and black shards and the exterior's tiled facade is magical. Converted to a church during the Crusader period, examine the crosses on the interior's columns. Downstairs is the wells of souls, a place where Abraham, David, Solomon, and Jesus were said to have prayed. Entrance fee to the Temple Mount includes the Dome of the Rock, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic Museum.
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A MUST SEE!
The Temple Mount is not always open to non-Muslims. If you want to see it do not put it off til the ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Feb 25 2008
The most peacful place to be
I love the arcitechure of the building. Just learning about the history and looking at the building ...
Reviewed by:danya11220 from on Dec 18 2007
Unbelievably Beautiful
A visit inside the Dome of the Rock this year, 2007, for non Muslims is very rare. I was able to obt...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Knoxville, TN on Nov 25 2007
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