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Creation Year
1972
Image ID
A.083
Alternate Identifier
B01.083
Subcollection
A: Jerusalem
Abstract
A view of the south-west corner of the Haram platform. The Dome of Moses lies in the center, and behind it sit two fountains, one Mamluk, the other Ottoman.
Description
View of the Temple Mount area west of the raised platform. Seen from front to back are the Dome of Moses, the Fountain of Qasim Pasha, and Sebil of Sultan Qait Bay (A.62-65), and on the far right is the Western Arcade of the platform. The Dome of Moses was constructed in 1250 AD by Ayyubid King Najm ad-Din bin al-Kamel, and was intended for clergymen and imams. The fountain of Qasim Pasha dates to 1526 and is named for the Ottoman Governor of Egypt, and is the first Ottoman monument added to the Temple Mount complex.
Image Notes
Photograph created 1972. Photograph processed March 1972. Formerly cataloged as B.01.083. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Keywords
Full View, Dome of Moses, Dome, Thirteenth Century, Ayyubid, Sebil Qait Bay, Fifteenth Century, Mamluk, Sebil Qasim Pasha, Sixteenth Century, Ottoman, Fountain, Temple Mount
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