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Umayyad Monumental Architecture: the Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosque of Damascus (c. 688–715)

Umayyad Monumental Architecture: the Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosque of Damascus (c. 688–715)

  1. Construction begins on the Dome of the Rock

    Labels: Dome of, Jerusalem
  2. Basilica site repurposed for the Damascus mosque

    Labels: St John, Great Mosque
  3. Abbasid caliph al-Maʾmūn alters Dome inscription

    Labels: Al-Ma'mun, Dome of
  4. Crusaders repurpose Dome of the Rock

    Labels: Crusaders, Dome of
  5. Saladin retakes Jerusalem; Dome restored to Islamic use

    Labels: Saladin, Dome of
  6. Timur’s sack damages the Damascus mosque

    Labels: Timur, Great Mosque
  7. Süleyman I commissions Dome of the Rock restoration

    Labels: S leyman, Dome of