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Thursday, December 3, 2015
Dome of the rock
Looking east 687-692
Abd al-Malik erected the dome of the rock to mark the triumph of Islam in Jerusalem on a site sacred to Muslims, Christians and Jews. The shrine takes the form of an octagon with a towering dome.
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