Dome of the Spirits

Abstract

A view of the octagonal open-arched Dome of the Spirits.

Description

A secondary structure on the Haram area, the Qubbat al-Arwah is located in the northwest corner of the raised platform on which sits the Dome of the Rock. The “Dome of the Spirits” is supposed to be the place where the resurrected souls will be summoned on the Last Day. The date of the building is unknown, though it must be prior to 1628 and therefore to Ottoman times when the first written reference to it is made.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1972. Photograph processed March 1972. Formerly cataloged as B01.037. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram.

Identifier A.037
Collection A: Jerusalem
Location Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Year 1972
Batch Stamp MAR 72F3
Written Date March, 1972
Printed Date March, 1972
Slide Notes Haram
General Location Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
Camera Location Dome of the Spirits From W, Temple Mount
Precision Estimated
Angle 80 degrees E