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Dome of the Rock
The Dome of
the Rock in Jerusalem is an Islamic
shrine, which was built at the end of the seventh century, after the Muslim
conquest of the city at the beginning of that century.
The site is
a big beautiful golden dome, which in the middle of it lays a big rock, which
is holy to Muslims.
In general the
dome is a holy place for Muslims, and they consider the ground under the Dome
to be sacred, when it is located in the
Non-Muslims
are allowed to enter and visit the dome the Al-Aqsa
mosque, which is a part of the site, after buying tickets author Palestinian
Authority.
The temple
mount is one of the greatest landmarks in Jerusalem,
when the rock is at the center of the dome.
The Muslims believe that the rock is the
place which from Muhammad got to heaven to God.
The Jews
and Christians believe that the site
is where Abraham almost sacrificed his son Isaac.
There is
also a belief that the rock that lies under the dome is the first stone that
was laid in the building of the world.
The Dome of
the Rock was built by Byzantine from
It is
considered to be an excellent example of middle Byzantine art.
A massive
program of renovation has taken place in 1955, by the
The money
for this move was collected by Arab governments and
As a part
of the restore move in 1960, the dome was covered with a durable aluminum and
bronze alloy that was made in
The whole
restoration process was completed in 1964.
In 1998,
with a donation of 8.2 million dollars from the Jordan King Hussein, the golden
covering of the dome was refurbished.
16/7/2006
Ronit Naor
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