Umayyad mosque

The Umayyad Mosque in the Ancient City of Damascus (Syria) is one of the oldest mosques built & has a variety of Islamic architectural features. The wall of the prayer room facing the courtyard is embellished with golden mosaics.

The Ummayad Mosque, aka the Grand Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest mosques in the world and is regarded as the fourth-holiest site in Islam, it was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Umayyad mosque Damascus,Syria

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria view from Mount Qassiun

The impressive Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Damascus: visit to the Great Umayyad Mosque, converted to its present form starting about 70 years after the Muslims entered Damascus in AD 636. IMG_6159

Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque (built 715 CE) in Damascus, Syria. Minaret of the Bride or Mi’dhanat al-‘Arūs

Great Mosque of Damascus, also called Umayyad Mosque, the earliest surviving stone mosque, built between 705 and 715 ce by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd Inspired by: Gustav Bauernfeind

Interior: The Great Masjid of Damascus, Syria Completed 715CE. It is one of the largest & oldest masjid's worldwide.

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Islamska-arhitektura-i-umjetnost/1403357959880645 The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus

Patron: al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān (al-Walid I) c.674-715 (r.705-15) Patron Minaret: Abu al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din al-Ashraf Qaitbay c.1416/1418-1496 Circassian Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (r.1468–96)

Damascus know as the great mosque of Damascus , capital of syria , is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world .