Jami' al-Umawi al-Kabir
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Alternative Titles
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 Damascusi
Umayyad Mosque
Date
706-802Description
exterior, courtyard, West portico, spandrel mosaic depicting a pavilion
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, Mosaics, Pavilions (Garden structures), Spandrels
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Item is Part of
114153