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Move all content to page bundles
This allows me to use Hugo's image resizing to create img srcsets
where the client downloads an appropriate image depending on their
screen size.

I had to go back and find original photos for each of these posts
because Hugo was resizing my already-optimized versions and they
looked horrible. Unfortunately I couldn't find originals for these
posts:
  - aqaba-dirty-disappointing
  - contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom
  - eid-mubarak-neighborhood-dumpster
  - no-noise-near-noisy-mosque
  - red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen

Hugo will fall back to looking in the static directory for these.
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description = "The Dome of the Rock is one of Jerusalem's most sacred and beautiful artefacts."
images = ["2017-01-17_083551.jpg", "2017-01-17_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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{{< figure src="2017-01-17_083551.jpg" title="Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy" alt="Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy" >}}
While not _technically_ in Jordan, Jerusalem's [Dome of the Rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 *résumé* of sacred claims to fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone).
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{{< figure src="2017-01-17_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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount) ("Noble Sanctuary" in Arabic) that dates back to the Canaanites four thousand years agolike I said, an impressive *résumé*!
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.