The Decorations of the Dome of the Rock

The History Of Jerusalem In the Umayyad era

The Decorations of the Dome of the Rock

There are many mosaic drawings made by the Umayyads using on the internal walls of the Dome. They included drawings of some of the fruits mentioned in Al-Qur'an such as olives, grapes, figs, pomegranates and others.

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