691 CEmajor

Construction of the Dome of the Rock

بناء قبة الصخرة

Map: Jerusalem, Palestine (31.78, 35.24)

Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan completed the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Built over the rock from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended during the Mi'raj, it is one of the oldest and most iconic examples of Islamic architecture, with its magnificent golden dome and intricate mosaics.

Sources

  • Al-Uns al-Jalil
  • Tarikh at-Tabari