The minaret to the Mosque of Omar, directly opposite the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, west of the Bab al-Silsila. The mosque is said to commemorate the Caliph Omar’s prayer when he entered Jerusalem. The mosque was built by Saladin’s son Afdal Ali in 1193, and the minaret was given its present form sometime before 1465.
Photograph created December 1969. Photograph processed January 1970. Formerly cataloged as B01.100. Notes written on the slide or index: Mosque of Omar.
Multiple pictures of Temple mount (A.03-05, A.74) were likely taken from the top of the minaret shown here.
