|  | Dome of the Rock
قُـبَّـة الـصَّـخْـرَة
| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Began | 687 | | Finished | 691 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - religious | | Structural Types | | - lowrise | | - dome |
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Description
Not to be confused with the Masjid Al Asqa (Al Asqa Mosque), a seperate building near the Dome.
This shrine covers an outcropping of bedrock that is the third holiest place to Muslims. From here, Prophet Muhammad made a journey into heaven and then back to Makkah (Mecca). Built by Caliph Abd al-Malik.
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