Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria
Madinet al-Gharbiyeh, Southwest minaret also called Minaret of Qayt Bey, 15th century, Umayyad Mosque, 705 AD, Damascus, Syria. The site was long used for worship, of Hadad (by Arameans), Jupiter (by Romans), then it became the cathedral of John the Baptist in 330, and finally a mosque
Picture No
13448394
Media ID
45390407
Size
3328px x 5275px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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Crenellations Damascene Damascus Minaret Muezzin Omeyyad Syrian
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