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Dome of The Rock and Western Wall, Temple Mount, Jerusalem by Ray in Manila

The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691–92 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna on the site of the Second Jewish Temple, destroyed during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The original dome collapsed in 1015 and was rebuilt in 1022–23. The Dome of the Rock is in its core one of the oldest extant works of Islamic architecture.[2] The Foundation Stone the temple was built over bears great significance in Judaism as the place where God created the world and the first human, Adam. It is also believed to be the site where Abraham attempted to sacrifice his son, and as the place where God's divine presence is manifested more than in any other place, towards which Jews turn during prayer. The site's great significance for Muslims derives from traditions connecting it to the creation of the world and the belief that the Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey to heaven started from the rock at the center of the structure. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has been called &quot;Jerusalem's most recognizable landmark,&quot; along with two nearby Old City structures, the Western Wall, and the &quot;Resurrection Rotunda&quot; in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.[8] <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock</a> The Western Wall, or “Wailing Wall”, is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people. Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, it is the western support wall of the Temple Mount. Thousands of people journey to the wall every year to visit and recite prayers. These prayers are either spoken or written down and placed in the cracks of the wall. The wall is divided into two sections, one area for males and the other for females. King Herod built the Western Wall in 20 BCE during an expansion of the Second Temple. When the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE, the support wall survived. For hundreds of years, people prayed in the small area of the wall that could be seen. In 1967, following the Six Day War, Israelis dug below the ground of the wall, exposing two more levels of the wall. They also cleared the area around the wall to create the Western Wall Plaza that visitors see today. <a href="https://www.touristisrael.com/western-wall/15946/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.touristisrael.com/western-wall/15946/</a> The minaret on the left is one of four on the temple mount. It was built in 1329. Tankiz—the Mamluk governor of Syria—ordered the construction of the minaret called the Bab al-Silsila . <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minarets_of_the_Temple_Mount" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minarets_of_the_Temple_Mount</a>
La cúpula de la Roca (n'árabe,قبة الصخرة Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaẖra) ye un templu islámicu asitiáu en Xerusalén, nel centru del monte del Templu. Foi construyíu ente los años 687 y 691 pol novenu califa, Abd al-Malik. Ensin cambeos esenciales mientres más de tr... Read further
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