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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in Israel, December 1899

Description

Dome of the Rock (called Mosque of Omar by Gertrude Bell). (Arabic name Qubbet es-Sakhra). Built by Ommiad Caliph Abd al- Malik. Octagonal structure with golden dome in centre of Temple Mount (Haram esh Sharif -The Noble Sanctuary. Arab name - Qubbat es Sahra) and entrance archways

Reference code
GB/3/1/1/1/55
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
-
Former reference
A_055
Photograph album
Location
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/55/manifest.json