Dome of the Rock

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The Dome of the Rock is an iconic Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, renowned for its golden dome and religious significance as one of the oldest surviving examples of Islamic architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architectural monument
Islamic shrine
religious building
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Umayyad architecture
builtBy Umayyad Caliphate
centralRockName Foundation Stone
completedIn late 7th century CE
constructionEnd 691 CE
constructionStart c. 685 CE
country Israel
denomination Sunni Islam
domeDiameter approximately 20 meters
domeShape octagonal base with circular dome
hasDecoration Quranic inscriptions
glass mosaics
marble revetments
hasDome golden dome
hasFeature inner ambulatory
outer ambulatory
rock outcrop at center
hasRestoration dome regilded in the 20th century
exterior tiles replaced in the 20th century
major restoration in the 16th century under Suleiman the Magnificent
height approximately 20 meters (dome above drum)
inscriptionsLanguage Arabic
locatedIn Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
locatedOn Temple Mount
surface form: Haram al-Sharif

Temple Mount
location Jerusalem
material gilded aluminum (dome covering)
marble
mosaics
stone
nearbyStructure Al-Aqsa Mosque
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Western Wall
patron Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
surface form: Caliph Abd al-Malik
planType octagonal
religiousSignificance associated with Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey and Ascension (Isra and Mi'raj)
built over the Foundation Stone revered in Jewish and Islamic tradition
religiousTradition Islam
roofType double-shell dome
significance one of the oldest surviving works of Islamic architecture
symbolOf Islamic heritage
Jerusalem
touristAttraction major pilgrimage and tourist site
underAdministrationOf Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
surface form: Islamic Waqf
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1981
UNESCOSiteType Cultural
UNESCOStatus part of Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls World Heritage Site

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The Farthest Mosque associatedStructure Dome of the Rock
East Jerusalem contains Dome of the Rock
Holy Land contains Dome of the Rock
Noble Sanctuary contains Dome of the Rock
Noble Sanctuary hasCentralShrine Dome of the Rock
Islamic art hasNotableExample Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem hasPart Dome of the Rock
Western Wall Plaza hasViewOf Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf jurisdiction Dome of the Rock
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery near Dome of the Rock
Islamic Museum near Dome of the Rock
Al-Aqsa Mosque nearbyStructure Dome of the Rock
Qibli Mosque building nearbyStructure Dome of the Rock
Early Islamic period notableMonument Dome of the Rock
Umayyad architecture notableWork Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf oversees Dome of the Rock
Umayyad Caliphate significantCulturalSite Dome of the Rock
Night Journey of Muhammad veneratedAt Dome of the Rock