They are two great arches from the sides and two cylindrical columns in the center, with 7 meters height, the arches are located on the eastern side of Al-Aqsa Mosque and specifically the northern end of the Dome of the Rock.
Their floor was renewed in the Mamluk era during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun, by Prince Idmar Shuja’i in the year 726 AH – 1325 AD.
Its stone staircase consists of two layers, featuring eleven Stairs. The arches are located off the road leading to Bab Hetta, and consist of three entrances and a qibli face. These arches are of the most beautiful arches in the nave, since they are engraved with exquisite roofed shapes resembling bee houses or honeycomb tablets.
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All (8)The Northern Arches are located on the road that links Sharaf Al-Anbiya’a Gate with the Rock’s nave.
The Northwestern Arches consist of two big rocks on the sides and 3 cylindrical pillars in the middle. Its stone ladder has 23 steps. The arches are 7 meters high.
The Western Arches consist of two huge rocks and 3 cylindrical pillars in the middle. They have 24 steps that lead to the Rock’s nave from the western court of the mosque.
They are two great rocks in the sides and two marble pillars in the middle. They are 7 meters high and are connected to a stone staircase which consists of twenty-four steps. There is a small niche in the wall.
The Southern Arches are located towards Al-Qibli Mosque and lead to the Ka’as in the middle of the southern side of the Rock’s nave.
The arches consist of two huge rocks in the sides, and two marble cylindrical pillars in the middle. They have 19 stone steps. They are about 6.5 - 7 meters high.
The Eastern Arches consist of two huge rocks and 4 marble cylindrical pillars. The reach the eastern court of the Rock’s nave, by 25 steps. They are 6.5 meters high.
