Jami' al-Umawi al-Kabir
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Alternative Titles
Umayyad Mosque
al-Masjed al-Umawi
Great Mosque of Damascus (al-Jami' al-Umawi)
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Jami al-Umawi
Great Mosque of Damascus
Date
706-715Description
exterior, west entrance, partial view of window and mosaics, with mosaics partially-restored, ca. 1971
Type of Work
MosqueSubject
Mosaics, Mosques, Temples, Gables (Architectural elements), Spolia, Adaptive reuse, Umayyad dynasty, Walid I, Caliph, d. 715, Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Syria, Jamis, Architecture --Conservation and restoration
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Item is Part of
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