picturingjordan.com/public/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">

<meta property="og:title" content="The Dome of the Rock" />
<meta property="og:description" content="The Dome of the Rock is one of Jerusalem&#39;s most sacred and beautiful artefacts." />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/" />

  <meta property="og:image" content="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg" />

  <meta property="og:image" content="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/IMG_20170117_092406.jpg" />


<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-01-23T08:53:53&#43;02:00"/>

<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2018-03-09T18:13:37&#43;02:00"/>


<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/>
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg"/>

<meta name="twitter:title" content="The Dome of the Rock"/>
<meta name="twitter:description" content="The Dome of the Rock is one of Jerusalem&#39;s most sacred and beautiful artefacts."/>
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="BAi69DROASu2b2mkVNA_EyUsobfH7Mq8BmSg2Rn-Zp4" />
<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="2CA373095D945D1AA256B1CD8A3DF872" />
<meta name="yandex-verification" content="96b099438f75a04a" />
<meta name="generator" content="Hugo 0.38.1" />


<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "BlogPosting",
  "headline": "The Dome of the Rock",
  "image": {
    "@type": "ImageObject",
    "url": "https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg",
    "height": "1080",
    "width": "1440"
  },
  "url": "https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/",
  "wordCount": "163",
  "datePublished": "2017-01-23T08:53:53&#43;02:00",
  "dateModified": "2018-03-09T18:13:37&#43;02:00",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Alan Orth"
  },
  "keywords": "Architecture, Jerusalem",
  "description": "The Dome of the Rock is one of Jerusalem&#39;s most sacred and beautiful artefacts."
}
</script>


    <link rel="canonical" href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">

    <title>The Dome of the Rock | Picturing Jordan</title>

    <!-- combined, minified CSS -->
    <link href="https://picturingjordan.com/css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-CoMzlF7G4xk3ftqRr7leobnWP85AuISUJljMFjtTG/UHyP/&#43;bBwWAvBlXkB4VQQk" crossorigin="anonymous">

    
  </head>

  <body>

    
    <div class="blog-masthead">
      <div class="container">
        <nav class="nav blog-nav">
          <a class="nav-link " href="https://picturingjordan.com/">Home</a>
          
          <a class="nav-link" href="/about/" title="About">About</a>
          
          
          <a class="nav-link" href="/contact/" title="Contact">Contact</a>
          
        </nav>
      </div>
    </div>
    

    <header class="blog-header">
      <div class="container">
        <h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
        <p class="lead blog-description">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p>
      </div>
    </header>
    

    <div class="container">
      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-8 blog-main">

          
<article class="blog-post">
  <header>
    <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">The Dome of the Rock</a></h2>
    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-01-23T08:53:53&#43;02:00">Mon Jan 23, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in 
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>


<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/jerusalem" rel="tag">Jerusalem</a>

</p>
  </header>
  <figure>
    
        <img src="/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg" alt="Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy" />
    
    
    <figcaption>
        <h4>Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy</h4>
        
    </figcaption>
    
</figure>


<p>While not <em>technically</em> in Jordan, Jerusalem&rsquo;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock">Dome of the Rock</a> is basically just a stone&rsquo;s throw away from Amman (pun intended). Not only is this shrine capped with a golden dome, covered in vibrant Ottoman-era tilework, and adorned with elegant Arabic calligraphy, it also boasts an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone">impressive resume of sacred claims to fame</a>.</p>

<p></p>


<figure>
    
        <img src="/2017/01/IMG_20170117_092406.jpg" alt="The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount" />
    
    
    <figcaption>
        <h4>The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount</h4>
        
    </figcaption>
    
</figure>


<p>The shrine, built nearly 1,000 years ago, stands atop a hotly contested complex called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount">Temple Mount</a> (&ldquo;Noble Sanctuary&rdquo; in Arabic) that dates back to the Canaanites four thousand years ago — like I said, an impressive resume!</p>

<p>As a secular person it&rsquo;s all a bit too heavy for my taste, but there&rsquo;s no doubt that the complex is stunningly beautiful. Visitation of the Temple Mount is open to the non-Muslim public from 7:30 to 11:00 AM from the access bridge at the Western Wall in the Jewish Quarter of the old city.</p>

  
  <hr>
  <footer>

  
    <section>
    <h4>Share</h4>
    <nav class="nav sharing-icons">
      <a class="nav-item" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2017%2f01%2fdome-of-the-rock%2f" title="Share on Facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
      <a class="nav-item" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2017%2f01%2fdome-of-the-rock%2f" title="Share on Google+"><span class="fa fa-google-plus fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
      <a class="nav-item" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2017%2f01%2fdome-of-the-rock%2f" title="Share on LinkedIn"><span class="fa fa-linkedin fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
      <a class="nav-item" href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2017%2f01%2fdome-of-the-rock%2f" title="Tweet this"><span class="fa fa-twitter fa-2x"></span></a>
    </nav>
  </section>

  
  </footer>
  

</article> 


        </div> <!-- /.blog-main -->

        <aside class="col-sm-3 ml-auto blog-sidebar">
  
  <section class="sidebar-module sidebar-module-inset">
    <h4>About</h4>
    <p><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<br><br><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p>
  </section>
  

        <section class="sidebar-module">
    <h4>Recent Posts</h4>
    <ol class="list-unstyled">


<li><a href="/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/">Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella</a></li>

<li><a href="/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/">Cleanliness Comes From Faith</a></li>

<li><a href="/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/">Emperor Hadrian&rsquo;s Arch in Jerash</a></li>

<li><a href="/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/">Greco–Roman Ruins in Jerash</a></li>

<li><a href="/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/">Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum</a></li>

    </ol>
  </section>

  
  <section class="sidebar-module">
    <h4>Links</h4>
    <ol class="list-unstyled">
      
      <li><a href="https://alaninkenya.org">Alan in Kenya</a></li>
      
      <li><a href="https://englishbulgaria.net">English Bulgaria</a></li>
      
      <li><a href="https://mjanja.ch">Mjanja Tech</a></li>
      
    </ol>
  </section>
  
</aside>


      </div> <!-- /.row -->
    </div> <!-- /.container -->
    

    <footer class="blog-footer">
      <p>
      
      Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a <a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license</a>.
      
      </p>
      <p>
      <a href="#">Back to top</a>
      </p>
    </footer>
    

  </body>

</html>