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The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
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      • A place of worship since antiquity
      • The mark of a new authority
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      • The Mosque of al-Walid I
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      • The Dome of the Rock
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The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

Located in the heart of the city of Damascus, the great Umayyad mosque was founded by Caliph al-Walid I (ruled 705-715) upon his accession to the throne.

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Explore the site

  • Damascus: capital of the Umayyads
  • A mosque at the heart of the city
  • Construction and reconstruction

The mosaic decoration

  • A sumptuous and mysterious decoration
  • Mosaics: an art of colour
  • Rediscovering the mosaics

Architecture of the Umayyad Caliphs

  • The Dome of the Rock
  • An Umayyad palace: Qasr al-Khayr al-Gharbi

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