Dome of Solomon

Abstract

View of the Dome of Solomon seen from within the Dome of the Prophet's Lovers. In the back right the Gate of the Bani Gahim is visible.

Description

A view of the freestanding octagonal Qubbat Sulayman or Dome of Solomon. It dates from the 12th-13th century, and legend associates it with the place where Solomon prayed after the building of the Jewish Temple, and also where Jesus instructed the doctors of the Law (Luke 2: 46-47).

Image Notes

Photograph created 1960. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.01.081. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram.

Identifier A.081
Collection A: Jerusalem
Location Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Year 1960
Written Date July, 1960
Slide Notes Haram
General Location Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
Camera Location Dome of Solomon from Dome of the Prophet's Lovers
Precision Likely
Angle 270 degrees W