NMC396Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Temple Mount, Axonometric Projection, Tomb
5 May 2016
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The first picture shows living quarters of people. It also shows al-aqsa mosque, dome of the. In the background you can see mount olive. Al- aqsa mosque which means further mosque was build by the. Umayyads 50 years after death of prophet muhammad. The third picture shows the great western wall and emphasizes dome of rocks with its beautiful blue mosaic walls and golden dome. In front of the wall is jewish cemetery. After the devastating destruction of jerusalem in 70 c. e. only a part of the wall remained and romans probably left it so because of its insignificance to them. It was just a wall not even guarding the temple but enclosing the temple mount. For jews the relic was the holiest place in the jewish religion, a place to pray and it has become famous in that sects from other religions call it the wailing wall. The dome of the rock was built by the umayyad caliph.
