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The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

The Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

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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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Creswell Archive, Ashmolean Museum, neg. EA.CA.5462. Image courtesy of Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library

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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