Alan Orth
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The author is now set for each language in the config.toml and only needs to be set in post frontmatter if we want to override it.
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+++ description = "The Dome of the Rock is one of Jerusalem's most sacred and beautiful artefacts." images = ["/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg", "/2017/01/IMG_20170117_092406.jpg"] date = "2017-01-23T08:53:53+02:00" title = "The Dome of the Rock" categories = ["Architecture"] tags = ["Jerusalem"] slug = "dome-of-the-rock" +++
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While not technically in Jordan, Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock is basically just a stone'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 impressive resume of sacred claims to fame.
{{< figure src="/2017/01/IMG_20170117_092406.jpg" title="The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount" alt="The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount" >}}
The shrine, built nearly 1,300 years ago, stands atop a hotly contested complex called the Temple Mount ("Noble Sanctuary" in Arabic) that dates back to the Canaanites four thousand years ago — like I said, an impressive resume!
As a secular person it's all a bit too heavy for my taste, but there'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.