may 12, 661 - Dome of the Rock
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Build between 685 and 691 CE by Abd al-Malik (Umayyad caliph). At the time of construction; he did not have control of the Kaaba.
Sits atop Haram al-Sharif (the highest point in old Jerusalem.)
Sacred site to Christians, Muslims and Jews
Temple Mount (site of Jewish second temple that was destroyed by Titus)
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