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
706-721Description
interior, north portico and courtyard, with main central building at left dominated by Eagle Dome
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, Courtyards, Porticoes
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Item is Part of
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