Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria
Main courtyard arcades with striped masonry, 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
13448405
Media ID
45390492
Size
4992px x 3328px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
