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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
A.067
Alternate Identifier
B01.061
Subcollection
A: Jerusalem
Description
A close view of the Mamluk al-Ghawanima minaret of the al-Aqsa mosque, which is made entirely of stone, and consists of a series of blocks and divided into separate stories by moldings. There is a timber canopy above the muezzin’s gallery, and the whole is topped by a bulbous dome capped by a finial.
Image Notes
Photograph created 1977. Photograph processed April 1977. Formerly cataloged as B01.067. No notes written on the slide or index.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Keywords
Minaret, Ghawanima Minaret, Temple Mount, Old City of Jerusalem, Thirteenth Century, Mamluk
Image Location
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