8 août 715 - Great Mosque of Damascus
Description:
Umayyad mosque
first mosque to survive
4th-holiest place
first a pagan temple then christian basilica with tomb of st John the baptist
later transformed into mosque
minarets
corinthian columns for the sides of the courtyard
fourth side is the prayer hall, facing mecca
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Late Middle Ages
Date:
