Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria
Minaret of Jesus, Southeast minaret, 13th century, Umayyad Mosque, 705 AD, Damascus, Syria. The minaret is so called because it is believed that Jesus will descend the tower on Judgment Day to fight the anti-Christ. 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
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13448395
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45390414
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
