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.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architectural monument
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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
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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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