The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra)


The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra), Umayyad, stone masonry, wooden roof, decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome, 691-2, with multiple renovations, patron the Caliph Abd al-Malik, Jerusalem (photo: Orientalist, CC BY 3.0)

The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra), Umayyad, stone masonry, wooden roof, decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome, 691-2, with multiple renovations, patron the Caliph Abd al-Malik, Jerusalem (photo: Orientalist, CC BY 3.0)

Cite this page as: Gwen Shaw, "The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra)," in Smarthistory, December 27, 2015, accessed March 29, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/the-dome-of-the-rock-qubbat-al-sakhra/screen-shot-2015-12-27-at-3-05-43-pm/.