jun 2, 671 - Dome of the Rock

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7th century
Jerusalem

Holy site: where Temple stood, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac, where Adam was created, and perhaps where Muhammad began his Night Journey

Plan: adopts octagon shape already used for sacred spaces like martyria

decoration: aniconic imagery of vines and vegetation reminiscent of Byzantine art, mosaics adopt details of Byzantine and Persian crowns to show dominance, inscriptions from the Quran become part of decoration

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