Umayyad Mosque
unknown (Islamic)
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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 al-Kabir
Jami al-Umawi
Great Mosque of Damascus
Description
exterior, mosaic-covered main prayer hall from the northern entrance, 1983
Type of Work
MosqueSubject
Mosaics, Mosques, John, the Baptist, Saint, Temples, Gables (Architectural elements), Islam -- History, Spolia, Adaptive reuse, Umayyad dynasty, Walid I, Caliph, d. 715, Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Syria, Jamis, Mosaics
Rights
Rights Statement
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Item is Part of
114153