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Dome of the Rock

The Dome of the Rock is located in Jerusalem. It was built 1300 years ago on a platform over rock. dome-of-the-rock-1This shrine holds almost 1,500 people at prayer, men an women is different sections of it.
 The columns are made of marble with 24 arches covered with colored stone and glass mosaic.

The great Dome has around 54 windows, from which 36 are colored glass. The Dome of the Rock rises up to 25 meters high.

dome-of-the-rock-2The inner wooden dome is decorated with stucco while the colored glass and stone mosaics cover the outer walls of the Dome.

Telling something about the Dome could lead you back into its history. In conclusion, it is believed that the Dome of the Rock is situated on the same place where was the Solomon’s Temple and the Herod’s Temple .

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