1 Jan 691 Jahr - Dome of the Rock

Beschreibung:

Culture: Muslim/Arab
Location: Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount over the site of Herod's Temple
Patron: Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Materials: Stone, wooden dome (now aluminum-bronze alloy), brick vaulting, marble, plaster, tile, bronze and mosaic decorations
Purpose: To provide a Muslim monument in Jerusalem and to make a statement about Islam being a reformation of Judaism and Christianity